Approximately 300 students from 13 area high schools participated in the 1st annual North Central Illinois Discover Manufacturing Career Expo held on Wednesday, October 23rd.

In time for the holiday season, Brooklyn-based Solidoodle unveils the Solidoodle 4, the company’s sleek, new 3D printer for the consumer market.

Affiliates of Saunders Karp & Megrue (SKM) and Trimaran Capital Partners (TCP) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Norcraft Companies, L.L.C. Norcraft, based in Eagan, Minnesota, is a leader in manufacturing, assembling and finishing kitchen and bathroom cabinetry in the United States.

Protech Chemicals Ltd of Montreal, Canada has reached an agreement with NPA Coatings, a subsidiary of Nippon Paints Japan, to acquire the Seibert powder coatings business.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Paducah as a member of its Creative Cities Network, making it the seventh City of Crafts and Folk Art.

Vertical panel saw specialists Sagetech and Zapkut have merged under the Sagetech name, making their Zapkut and Koolkut saw families the widest single range available of economically priced vertical panel saw solutions.

Last week, from the floor of the annual Greenbuild Conference’s International Summit, it was announced that Greenbuild for Europe and the Mediterranean region will launch in Verona, Italy in 2014.

Ethan Allen Global Inc. has successfully completed Sustainable by Design registration, awarded by the American Home Furnishings Alliance for the company’s continued environmental improvements.

Graham is excited to announce the addition of High Pressure Decorative Laminate doors, also known in the industry as Plastic Laminate.

Safety Speed Manufacturing has provided a new, horizontal panel router to the woodshop program at Del Oro High School in Loomis, California.