BUFFALO, NY – Kurt Amico, president of MidCity Office Furniture announced that J Susan Ben joined the company. Ben has been a prominent designer and educator in the Buffalo area for more than 20 years. Her background includes interior design, space planning and education as an instructor at Villa Maria College. Read more.

DALLAS – Furniture maker Max Home announced it will be locating in a 96,000-square-foot space in the Iuka Industrial Park, which will initially create 50 new jobs. According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, the company said its custom upholstered furniture operation in Iuka will begin production next month. The company hopes to have 150 jobs within 12 months.

 

REDDING, CA -- Sierra Pacific Industries, a producer of lumber, millwork products and wood windows in the United States, recently had its forestlands and wood procurement, including those in Washington, audited and certified to meet Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards, according to the Anacortes American

 

MEMPHIS, TN -- International Paper (IP), a manufacturer and distributor of forest products, announced on June 28 that its U.S. pulp and paper mills and container plants are now third-party certified to ensure their products are made from sustainable wood fiber.

ATLANTA – The International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair – USA ranked fifth in attracting attendees with buying influence, according to the Trade Show Trends report issued annually by Exhibit Surveys Inc.

BREA, CA – The Würth Group, along with its Southern California ad agency, DeFord Designs, won top honors in the 13th annual Communicator Awards. The international award competition, which recognizes outstanding work in the communications field, bestowed the award for Würth’s ASSY fastener ad titled, “Bullseye!.”

DENVER -- Pro-Build Holdings, a TN-based supplier of building materials to professional contractors, announced July 2 that it has purchased the assets of Crosslin Supply Co., a distributor of lumber, millwork and building products operating in the greater Nashville, TN, market, accordi

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Stiles Machinery Inc. announced the hiring of two salesmen who will cover opposite sides of the country. Tom Salvo will work out of Stiles’ Shelton, CT office and cover the New England area, including Maine, New Hampshire and the Hudson Valley area of New York. He has more than 29 years of woodworking industry experience.