Lumber Liquidators named John M. Presley its Chief Executive Officer. On the board 9 years, Presley helped steer Lumber Liquidators through controversies surrounding Lacey Act violations, and laminate flooring formaldehyde concerns stirred up by a 60 Minutes expose.The flooring company's stock price slid and sales fell dramatically this year.

Seven new members have been named to the National Hardwood Lumber Association Board of Managers. The NHLA Board of Managers will convene in Memphis this month at the association's biannual meeting in Memphis.

HIGH POINT, NC – The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) has petitioned the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to adopt the upholstered furniture performance standards and flammability test methods prescribed by California’s Technical Bulletin 117-2013.

Bloomington WoodWorks, a woodworking cooperative, opens this month in Bloomington, Indiana. Owner James Bradley, who studied and worked under Indiana furniture designer Nathan Hunter, also studied at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking.

Lowe's home improvement company named several top brands including MasterBrand Cabinets, Pergo, Stanley Black & Decker and Positec as 2015 Vendor Partners of the Year.

Grand Rapids, MI-based Universal Forest Products, manufacturer of wood and wood-alternative products, pressure-treated lumber, and engineered wood products, opened a new manufacturing plant in Magna, UT and will add 30 new jobs.

With more than 22 million trees in California killed by a bark beetle infestation, exacerbated by the state's 4-year drought, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency to remove dead or dying trees in high-hazard areas.

Perhaps no sector has experienced this truth as much as woodworking manufacturers, where computers and software have often been inserted into the operational mix. But the human factor often still seems missing.

J. Marcus Scrudder, president and owner of Heartland Cabinetry and Furniture Inc., Dallas, was named to the board of DGSE Companies, a jewelry and precious metals wholesaler.

Stanley Furniture turned a small a profit third quarter as, largely a result of $4.9 million in CDSOA income, the antidumping duties collected from China and other foreign furniture producers deemed to have sold furniture below market prices. Disruptions in production slowed delivery of new adult residential furniture lines.