The R.I.S.E. program builds mortgage-free, custom, specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. 

I don’t want to stop learning or evolving. I want to know what is coming my way. I want to be involved and help influence where the industry goes in the future.

Reichow's wood flooring career began in 1974 when he founded Reichow Parquet Flooring, which he ran with his wife, Michelle, for more than 40 years before starting National Wood Flooring Consultants in 2000. 

Local area high school students were shuttled to the Tampa Convention Center during the NWFA Expo where they were introduced to the hardwood flooring industry as a career option by a panel of flooring industry professionals. 

In addition to sharing their journeys in the flooring industry, the speakers and the attendees discussed how to recruit more women and how to retain those currently working in the hardwood industry.

The 36^th annual National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Expo brought a myriad of education and demo sessions, including business insights, tech talks and a four-part tech demo.

The sessions covered high-level skills like wood bending. 

The organization was established in January 1992 to promote the development and growth of the Malaysian timber industry globally. 

The new direct-to-dealer program is designed to offer dealers and their customers an exclusive product assortment tailored with on-trend colors and textures.

During the National Wood Flooring Association Expo, running April 12-14 in Tampa, Florida, Jon Namba, alongside eight other instructors, will participate in the four-part series Tech Zone Demo—Master Craftsman Skills.