Siena Home, a U.S.-based luxury furniture brand specializing in bespoke interior solutions, has announced the expansion of its fully custom furniture offering, reinforcing its position in the premium home furnishings market through handcrafted, made-to-order production.

RESTON, Va. — On May 4, the Coalition for a Prosperous America and the Alliance for Trade EnforcementNOW sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee urging passage of the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act (PAIL Act), a bipartisan, bicameral bill that the groups say "would strengthen the Department of Justice’s enforcement against trade-related crimes."

Lockers Manufacturing, a custom storage systems producer, is expanding its operations in Batesville, Mississippi. The company says the project represents a $9.7 million corporate investment and will create 25 new jobs.

A probe is underway to determine the cause of a silo explosion and massive fire at a Searsmont, Maine, lumberyard that claimed a firefighter and caused injuries to at least 10 other people, including firefighters.

WOOLWICH, ONT. — A significant dust explosion and fire occurred at a woodworking business in Woolwich Township, Ontario. The incident occurred in one of the machines near the dust collector, resulting in damage. One 16-year-old employee was hospitalized with minor injuries and has since been released. According to news reports, emergency crews responded around 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, to an industrial business on Arthur Street North near Sandy Hills Drive after employees reported a loud bang coming from machinery inside the building.

The House of Representatives released on May 14 an amended version of the “21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.” The bill includes 57 provisions related to housing supply, manufactured housing, mortgage financing, rural housing, veterans’ housing, and community banking.

Swiss Krono will lay off 130 people from its Barnwell, South Carolina plant.

The Hudson Valley Shakespeare company is a critically acclaimed theater company that for nearly four decades operated under a seasonal tent. But now it has a permanent home that opened to the public on May 17.

The Closet Works, Inc. (CWI) will showcase its Wholesale Closet Components program at booth #229 during Wood Pro Expo Florida and Closets Conference & Expo. The company manufactures high-quality closet and storage components at its Pennsylvania facility for nationwide wholesale distribution.

Serving the greater Charlotte market since 1908, Builders Supply Company offers one of the largest lumber and millwork inventories in the Carolinas, with products ranging from framing material and engineered wood to window and door distribution and install services.