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The Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) has appointed Todd Dittman executive director. He will succeed Klein Merriman, who will retire in August.

A.R.E. (Association for Retail Environments) has appointed Todd Dittman executive director, succeeding Klein Merriman, who will retire in August.

Housing-related employment is driving wood manufacturing industry hiring up as well, with furniture, with furniture manufacturing, building materials and home centers dealers recording increases, says a study by Career Builders.

New eight-week course is set to begin June 10.

Furniture designs of tomorrow will be on display at interzum 2013 in Cologne, Germany. The bi-annual global wood industry hardware and supplies show runs May 13-16, right after Ligna, May 6-1 in Hannover.

Building and construction markets are already in recovery, and the post-Sandy reconstruction plans are starting. How will Obama's election impact the cabinetry, furniture and other wood manufacturing segments? We could win, with a reational industrial policy.

Weyerhaeuser has announced a supply chain preference for certified material sourced from the American Tree Farm System (ATFS).