VERNON, British Columbia – Southeastern Timber Products LLC, a joint venture partnership with Tolko Industries, earmarked $150 million to expand its lumber mill in Ackerman, Miss.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Overall economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the economy achieving a 25th consecutive month of growth, according to a survey of the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

In the Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported an increase in overall cabinet sales of 20.0% for May 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.

PLANO, Texas, US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Texas-based Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company, a prominent building products supplier to building professionals and homeowners in the Southwest. Upon completion of the acquisition, US LBM will operate 80 locations in Texas, 13 in Arizona, nine in New Mexico, five in Colorado and four in Oklahoma. Details of the acquisition were not released.

MANHEIM, Pa. – The Rossi Group, a nearly century-old supplier of hardwood lumber, will display cherry and other notable hardwoods from Appalachian forests at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct. 13-14.

Virginia-based Industrial Wood Products Inc. has expanded its range of substrates for use in the engineered flooring industry.

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ARCADIA, Wis. – Kerry Lebensburger has been promoted to North American Chief Sales Officer for Ashley’s Primary Channel of Business in the United States and Canada. He replaces Rick Coppola who resigned from his role as president of sales for the United States and Canada.After more than 15 years with Ashley Furniture Industries LLC,

MANHEIM, Pa. – D.C. Distributing expands its metal edgebanding collection with the addition of three new colors: Aged Chrome, Antique Bronze and Antique Chrome.

TUPELO, Miss. -- United Furniture Industries Inc. is reportedly laying off about 300 workers in Mississippi and North Carolina. United, which is privately held and operates under the Lane Home Furnishings brand, said that in the next two months it will close one production facility and transform two others exclusively for use as warehouse and distribution center space, according to a report in the Tupelo Daily Journal.