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Steelcase Director Sells Shares

GRAND RAPIDS, MI –According to Business Week, a Securities and Exchange Commission filing said Robert C. Pew III, a director of Steelcase Inc., sold 164,092 shares of common stock. In a Form 4 filed April 6, Pew reported he sold the shares on March 4 and 5 for $19.90 to $20 apiece. Insiders file Form 4s with the SEC to report transaction in their companies’ shares.

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New CD Highlights 24 Midwest Hardwoods

WEST LAFAETTE, IN – Purdue University has released "Hardwood Lumber of the Central Midwest," a compact disk that provides information about 24 hardwood species commonly found and used in the Midwest lumber industry. The disk, compiled by Purdue Prof.Dan Cassens, discusses strength, mechanical properties, species location, main uses, abundance, unique characteristics, values, color and lumber grades. Featured woods include ash, basswood, beech, black cherry, cottonwood, red and white oak, sassafras, sycamore and yellow poplar.

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Industry Judges Named for Craftsman"s Challenge

NEWPORT, NC – Veneer Technologies Inc. has announced the judges for the 2007 Craftsman’s Challenge competition. The judges are Ed Brewer, president of the Architectural Woodwork Institute; Asa Christina, editor of Fine Woodworking magazine; and Paul Winistorfer, department head, Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech.

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NOFMA Elects 2007 Officers

MEMPHIS, TN – NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Assn. elected Bob Haggard of Hassell and Hughes Lumber Co. of Collinwood, TN, as its 2007 president. In addition, Tommy Maxwell of Maxwell Hardwood Flooring of Monticello, AR, was elected vice president.   Read more.

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Enkeboll Hires Southeast Sales Rep

CARSON, CA - Enkeboll Designs of Carson, CA, has named John Craig southeast territory sales representative. Craig has a bachelor's degree in marketing from California University and has more than 15 years of professional marketing and sales experience. In his new position with Enkeboll, he will call on builders, designers and kitchen cabinet manufacturers in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.