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.

This multi-year modernization project strengthens Connecticut’s commitment to local wood products, innovative technology, and responsible forest stewardship. The investment will help ensure that materials used for state projects – including trail bridges, picnic tables in State Parks, facility signage, and building components – can be sourced locally.

In his new role, Talarico will have the responsibility of strengthening operations, aligning the team, and advancing Do it Best Group’s work to serve members and retailers through both national brands.