Ethan Allen will launch its Disney-inspired furniture and home décor collection on November 18, which coincides with the anniversary of Mickey Mouse. A collaborative effort between the giant furniture and entertainment firms, the collection will launch online and in select Ethan Allen Design Centers.

Lamon Luther, a company renown for hiring the homeless, is taking its mission a step further. The custom furniture maker is giving away a tiny house worth more than $60,000 to help raise money to hire more homeless men and women.

In the same reporting period that furniture manufacturer Kimball consolidated its Idaho plant, sales and earnings rose.

HNI Corp. has elected John R. Hartnett to its Board of Directors.

Finishing technology supplier Cefla North America named Katelyn Walter Marketing and Communication Specialist, working from Charlotte, N.C., directly with Cefla leadership in Imola, Italy to support Cefla brands and the company’s international marketing, events and educational efforts in the U.S. and Canada.

Gridiron Capital acquired cabinetry manufacturer Designer’s Choice, Inc., a 160-employee Rockledge, Florida firm producing stock and semi-custom kitchen cabinets, which now becomes part of Essential Cabinetry Brands portfolio.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and Monogram have announced the winners of the Charette Design Competition, which awarded students more than $30,000 in scholarships.

SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Build with Strength, an industry campaign of the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association, is questioning the use of cross-laminated timber in construction. The group said that wood products can be a questionable building material for several reasons, and that concrete is more fire resistant, provides improved air quality, and is more environmentally responsible.

BOSTON –  Sappi North America said it is moving forward with a $25 million capital project to update its Somerset Mill woodyard, located in Maine. A producer of coated and release papers as well as pulp, Sappi said it will modernize the wood debarking, chipping and chip distribution systems at the mill to reduce white wood losses and costs. and improve the reliability and efficiency with the increased production of wood chips.

Cohen Architectural Woodworking, a 95-employee commercial millwork firm, plans a 34,000-square-foot building to be built to the east of its existing buildings.