West Fraser announced a number of management changes at the Canadian lumber and panel producing firm, including the appointment of Ray Ferris to executive vice-president and COO and the upcoming retirements of Peter Rippon, vice-president, Pulp and Energy, and Dave Lehane, vice-president, Woodlands.

Houzz sales and marketing expert LindseyThudin will keynote day two of 2016 Cabinets & Closets Expo, providing a rare opportunity for business operators to speak directly with a representative of the popular home interior trend setter. The show runs March 23-24 at the Pasadena Convention Center near Los Angeles.

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

IGP says it has licensed colors and been approved by Le Corbusiers Claviers de Couleurs in its IGP-DURA xal line of power coatings, colfamed designer and architect Le Corbusiers. ors orginated by teh

Retail fixture organization A.R.E. | POPAI has appointed Steven A. Weiss as its new CEO. The non-profit association was formed last year following the merger of the A.R.E. (the Association for Retail Environments) and POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising International).

A government investment will help Cutler Forest Products in a $3.35 million project to update and consolidate its cabinetry manufacturing services at a single 195,000-square-foot facility in Vaughan, Ontario, as it aims to export to the U.S.

American Door and Drawer emerged from a devastating fire, becoming bigger and better than ever. Aiding the component firm's manufacturing revival was the implementation of a Heesemann sander used for calibrating solid wood panels and sanding high-gloss surfaces.

The Home Depot, one of the world's largest home improvement retailers, is again hiring more than 80,000 associates nationwide to ensure its stores are staffed and ready for the company's busiest selling season.

Rachel Ray is cooking up designs for the home furnishings market. The lifestyle expert and Emmy Award-winner is partnering with Legacy Classic and Craftmaster Furniture on a new upholstered furniture and casegoods collection: Rachael Ray Home Collection. The collection will debut at the Spring High Point Market.