DHA Insights: February 12, 2026
It's hard to believe it’s already February! Our annual meeting, May 12–14 in Asheville, NC, is fast approaching. I encourage all DHA members and interested companies to register early to secure your spot. This meeting in Asheville offers the rare opportunity to tour Columbia Forest Products' Old Fort plant and to see the Biltmore Estate, widely viewed as the birthplace of modern forestry.
Experts will lead presentations and discussions on critical topics for our industry, including trade policy and tariffs, economic trends and predictions, the EU Deforestation Regulation, and policies and market conditions for cabinets.
Our featured speakers include Tara Bayke, Senior Economist at ITR Economics; Tim Brightbill, Attorney & Partner at Wiley; and Betsy Natz, CEO, Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association.
If you have questions or comments, contact me. I look forward to hearing from you.
Keith A. Christman, President