WSU researchers have received a $1.5 million grant to develop guidelines that will help builders use more sustainable timber in high-rise buildings in earthquake-prone areas.

Kellex Seating, a manufacturer and supplier of upholstered furniture, will invest $3 million in its 158,856-square-foot plant, creating 32 jobs.

Vietnam’s exports of wood products hit $1.78 billion in the first quarter of 2017, a year-on-year increase of 17.1 percent.

A $482,582 grant will help North Idaho College train more than 200 workers in the wood products manufacturing industry.

Strong gains in home remodeling and repair activity are expected to ease moving into next year says Harvard.

Featuring an elaborate system of individually designed joints and hinges, the Swish stool can quickly snap into complex configurations.

LEBANON, Ind. – Festool USA has just released the Spring 2017 issue of “Finish Line” for professional painters. Available via download at no charge, “Finish Line” features customer profiles that range from Paint Track, founded by a former computer programmer, Ray Rahni, to Prep to Finish, an onsite and online service for training. The Spring 2017 Finish Line is a 64-page magalog that includes a host of application-specific product information that spans training, service preparation and customer service.

SAN FRANCISCO – The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) saw another year of 9 percent growth in attendance over last year's record-setting convention in Austin. The convention welcomed a diverse group of attendees from more than two dozen countries involved in the global wood products trade: overseas suppliers, importers, trade facilitators, service providers, non-governmental organizations, and government partners.

OSHA has delayed enforcement of its crystalline silica standard, which aims to curb lung cancer and silicosis.

The 39th China International Furniture Fair saw over 190,000 attendees from over 200 countries.