Hardwood Federation Fly-In 2014

Sep 9, 2014

Eab Jeff Fairbanks Michael Martin Brenda Cashion I am in Washington again for the annual Federation Fly-In. We’ve had a great turnout, and beyond hoping to do some good for the industry and get educated on the issues, it’s great to just catch up with people. Here are some of my colleagues at the Fly-In: NWFA Chairman Jeff Fairbanks, NWFA CEO Michael Martin and NWFA board member Brenda Cashion of Pinnacle Interior Elements.

I’m going to send a blog post in a bit later this week, or perhaps next Tuesday with some pics and a report on what happened … today I need to walk the Hill!

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