Lumber Liquidators has fired its chief merchandising officer, William K. Schlegel. The position will be integrated with the flooring manufacturer's marketing department, with Marco Q. Pescara taking over as Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer, effective June 19. Pescara has served as Chief Marketing Officer with the company since 2006.

Gramovox is showing its cool Bluetooth speaker at NeoCon 2015. It features a steel Scurve horn mounted on a walnut wood base that is acoustically optimized to brilliantly amplify music.

Many sawmills and concentration yards are now planning to shut down during the week of July 4th, some for the first time ever. A contact at one such yard said, “With a lot of other companies closing for a week or two, we would get buried with lumber if we have our doors open.”

Furniture manufacturer and retailer Aaron's, Inc., (NYSE: AAN) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Gil Danielson was named CFO of the Year by the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Furniture with wireless chargers built in could see expanded application as the FCC approves use of the devices. Resonant products allow users to wirelessly charge their smart phones, tablets, laptops and other mobile devices without the need for "plugging-in" to a wall or other power outlet.

Two lumber firms - Swanson Manufacturing, and Rough and Ready Lumber - suffered a reverse as a Federal court in Washington DC overturned a lower court's ruling. At issue was a claim by the logging and lumber firms - both based in Oregon, that they suffered damages when the Bureau of Land Management restricted the volume of wood they could harvest.

Two fast-growing wood manufacturing businesses - Cabinets.com and are among dozens of Tampa, Florida businesses competing for Fast 50 honors. The winners will be announced in July 2015.

CHICAGO, IL — Daubert Chemical has revamped its website, improving the functionality and accessibility to specifications and product information for its specialty coatings and adhesives.

Lumber Liquidators' chief compliance office has left the embattled flooring manufacturer as fallout from reports that the company sold "toxic" laminate flooring from China continues. Cotton's resignation comes as the company deals with allegations that the formaldehyde testing firm it hired sent homeowners screening test kits with false accreditation labels.