WithIt, a not-for-profit group supporting women in the home and furnishings industries named its 2016 Board of Directors, adding Lorri Kelley of Palliser Furniture and Pamela Thomas of Universal Furniture.

Patrick Industries, Inc., a major manufacturer and distributor of building and component products for the recreational vehicle, manufactured housing, and home building markets, reported net sales for the fourth quarter of 2015 increased $59 million, or 31 percent, to $248.7 million. For the year, Patrick Industries approached $1 billion in sales.

The Workshop Co-op, a woodworking enterprise based in Austin, Texas, has launched an online presentation of its commercial, tailor-made furniture and project consulting for those looking for authentic designs in the hospitality industry.

Grated Parmesan and Romano cheeses have been found to contain excessive amounts of wood cellulose, says Bloomberg News, which hired a lab to test for it. Wood cellulose is routinely added to keep grated cheese from clumping.

The Cabinet Makers Association named Amanda Conger its interim Executive Director, effective February 16, 2016, succeeding Jim McDermott, who has left the organization.

Crescent Communities, a developer of multi-unit apartments and single-family homes, has launched its own home building business, Fielding Homes. Its first development will be a single family project with 64 homes in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

AkzoNobel announced plans to acquire BASF's Industrial Coatings business for approximately $530 million (€475 million). The planned acquisition is expected to be completed in the second half of 2016.

Packing furniture, cabinetry and millwork into a small-scale home on wheels, recreational vehicle manufacturers face booming sales, and the need to expand.

Weighing on the Lumber Liquidator's formaldehyde issues, the Kitchen Cabinets Manufacturers Association provided a perspective piece in this blog. It was posted prior to the CDC's announcement February 22 that it had underestimated in its formaldehyde measurements:On February 10, 2016, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released the results of tests of formaldehyde emissions from imported laminated flooring sold by Lumber Liquidators and the subject of an investigation by CBS’s 60 Minutes, according to a story from KCMA.

Wellborn Forest Products has announced the introduction of the YourColor custom paint matching program in partnership with Sherwin-Williams.