Cypress beat out Douglas fir as the wood of choice used in the recent terminal expansion at Jackson Hole Airport (JAC).

Michelle Obama canceled a White House Earth Day event, and Earth Day celebrations were held under mostly cloudy skies. Global warming notwithstanding, rainy cold and wet weather was found across much of North America Friday, April 22.

Lumber demand is increasing worldwide and has resulted in higher lumber prices in the 1Q/11 in the US, Japan, China and Europe, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly

ST. PAUL, MN -- H.B. Fuller Co. says it acquired privately held Liquamelt Corp., an Ohio manufacturer of an innovative, patented Liquamelt adhesive system.

Flexsteel Industries, manufacturer of upholstered and wood furniture for residential, recreational vehicle, office, hospitality and healthcare markets, says third quarter sales rose 4.6 percent.

The double whammy of an economic recession and housing downturn has seriously tested the mettle of woodworking executives of all sizes and species. Here's my free advice for getting matters back in focus to address the challenges and opportunities of the recovering marketplace.

Furniture and seating manufacturer Flexsteel reported net third quarter sales of $85.2 million up 4.6 percent from the prior year quarter.

Carousel Works opens its wooden carousel construction and restoration plant for tours of the 22,000 square foot wood shop May 6 and 7, 2011, offering a glimpse of ongoing restorations, including New York's Central Park carousel.

Back-to-back global wood manufacturing shows open in Germany in May: interzum in Cologne May 25-28, and Ligna in Hannover, May 30-June 3

Tour the Carousel Works on May 6 & 7 -- The World's Largest Manufacturer of Wooden Carousels