Regular Features
5 Upcoming Events
7 EVP - Message to Members
9 WPA Directors
9 Event Sponsors
10 Bridging the Gap
13 Pallets and Politics
16 Risk Insights
19 How to Interpret the Wood Pallet Price
Index
20 Western Pulse
51 Advertisers
51 News Headlines
Feature Stories
23 Find a Way: 2025 WPA Annual Meeting
Inspires, Offers Practical Takeaways
28 Merril Hoge’s “Find a Way”: Fear Is
Temporary But Regret Is Forever
32 Are We in the Golden Era of Technology?
35 Stay Humble, Stay Hungry, Stay Curious
3/10/2025 - 3/12/2025 PACK EXPO Southeast, Atlanta, Georgia https://www.packexposoutheast.com/
3/10/2025 - 3/13/2025 ProMat Material Handling Show, Chicago, Illinois. www.promatshow.com
4/13/2025 - 4/15/2025 Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Washington. https://www.wwpa.org/
5/5/2025 - 5/9/2025 North American Wholesale Lumber Association Spring Wood Basics, Vancouver, BC. https://nawla.org/Events/Wood-Basics/Spring-Wood-Basics
5/26/2025 - 5/30/2025 Ligna 2025, Hannover, Germany https://www.ligna.de/en/lp/about-ligna-2025-2
9/29/2025 - 10/1/2025 PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada https://www.packexpolasvegas.com/
10/15/2025 - 10/17, 2025 Automotive Packaging Summit, Greenville SC
https://www.autopacksummit.com/
Upcoming Events
February 2025