Julie Morris, executive director of the Sky Valley Food Bank, left; presents Marilyn Smith, Canyon Creek’s director of human resources, and Canyon Creek’s President and CEO Bill Weaver, with a community service award..

FEDERAL WAY, WA – Weyerhaeuser Co. agreed June 7 to sell its veneer operation in Elma, WA, to Murphy Co. of Eugene, OR. The plant employs 60 people and produces green and dry veneer.   Read more. 

ANNAPOLIS, MD – California Closets recently opened its first Annapolis-area store, according to the Capital-Gazette. It features a 2,300-square-foot showroom including home and office storage displays.

RENTON, VA – Maxon Furniture Inc. named John Littich as vice president of operations. He will lead the development and implementation of manufacturing, sourcing, supply chain, distribution and product engineering strategies.

PHILADELPHIA – The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America’s ASC O1.1 Committee is currently developing standards for in-line ripsaws, gang ripsaws, shapers, edgebanders and CNC machining centers. The ANSI sub-committees draft the standards and the WMMA seeks individuals that use, design, manufacture, sell, distribute, install, repair or rebuild any of the above machines to participate in the drafting of new safety standards.

CHARLOTTE, NC —Biesse S.p.A., a Pesaro, Italy-based provider of high-tech woodworking, stone and glass systems, released their first quarter 2007 financial statement, showing the company in solid financial position.

BONITA SPRINGS, FL – Reardon’s Woodworking Machinery officially opened its doors March 17. The company represents about 30 product lines including, KCDw software, and machinery and equipment from SCM, Colonial Saw, Tiger Stop and Saw Stop. Reardon’s is located at 28101 Race Track Road, Building 6. For more information, phone (239) 947-0348.

MESA, AZ — ENMAR Hardwood Flooring has been awarded top honors in this year’s National Wood Flooring Assn. (NWFA) Wood Floor of the Year contest. Out of 215 entries from six countries, the company won awards for Best Entry/Foyer and Best Reclaimed. The awards were presented during NWFA’s annual convention in Denver, CO, April 10-13.

CHICAGO -- Steelcase Inc., a global office environments manufacturer, received a silver MBDC Cradle-to-Cradle Certification for three of its products on June 11: the Montage workstation, the Siento executive c

MARKHAM, ON – Grant Forest Products’ Englehart, ON, mill received the 2006 Ron Baker Award for Excellence in OSB Manufacturing. It is the fourth time in a row the mill has won this award from the Structural Boar Assn. The award recognizes a 12-month lost-time accident-free record, a high level of quality, good production volume and an excellent level of productivity.