Jedi masters at CR Onsrud launch Osync, a new data and operations management system that remotely monitors performance of its CNC machinery on the shop floor, allowing instantaneous support.

Rutland Plywood Corporation's pension fund may have been embezzled. Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Rutland, Vt. returned a three-count indictment against Neiman Groce, accusing him of raising $88,000 from the 401K, though Groce pleaded not guilty at a hearing last week, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont reported.

At AWFS, something new in the realm of ready-to-assemble fittings caught my eye: Striplox, which won a AWFS Visionary Award for its innovative rapid assembly system.

All major wood products are seeing a global resurgence in production, reports the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Its latest report finds the largest growth since the global economic downturn of 2008-2009.

University Furnishings LP and its partner, Freedom Furniture Group Inc., will pay $15 million for misclassifying imported university dorm furniture to avoid paying antidumping duties on the Chinese-made wood bedroom furniture. A competitor blew the whistle.

Stylish white kitchens are a timeless look that is surging in popularity, according to Dura Supreme Cabinetry. White painted cabinetry is more popular than ever. White can make a room look bigger and brighter. It also creates an attractive backdrop for emphasizing other elements of the design.

American Furniture Manufacturing will invest $560,000 in a new facility in Amory, Mississippi, and hire 140 people to work there, the company announced Tuesday.

Machines from wood and furniture with motion: Mechanical Lumber is the combination of my mechanical project ideas and the building ease of wood. Expanding tables, standing desks, vault style doors and more.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Woodworking Network announces the winners of the 2016 Best in Wood (formerly the Custom Woodworking Design Portfolio) Awards, which are given annually to honor custom woodworkers for their outstanding craftsmanship.

Atlanta building and remodeling supply firms Construction Resources, Inc. and Builder Specialties, Inc., will merge, following the acquisition of both by Monomoy Capital Partners II, L.P.