Flooring Liquidators owner John Posimato is renaming his Elmsford, New York company 'Flooring and Kitchen Design Center' as he transitions to selling complete kitchens, including cabinetry from Wellborn, Luxor, Fabuwood, Echelon and other.

Patrick Industries, Inc. has acquired the business and certain assets of custom cabinetry manufacturer Cana Holdings, Inc. for $16.8 million. Cana has operations in Georgia and Indiana.

Richelieu officially acquired Eveready Hardware last week and I am so excited about what it means for your and the business we do together.

Britton Lumber Company recently reached an agreement to acquire H.G. Wood Industries, located in Bath, New Hampshire.

News should be good June 2 when American Woodmark announces quarterly results for its cabinetry manufacturing business - if hiring plans are any indication of sales. Separately, American Woodmark said founding board member Bill Brandt will retire.

Woodgrain Millwork has announced plans for a $1.86 million expansion to its Marion, Virginia, window and door component manufacturing facility. The investment includes building an 18,000 square-foot addition and new equipment. Woodgrain Millwork also has committed to purchasing more than $4.6 million of Virginia lumber over the next three years, or 78 percent of the mill's timber needs.

Richelieu Hardware signed an agreement in principle to purchase an as yet unnamed U.S. specialty hardware distributor. The move follows its purchase of Cornerstone Hardware & Supplies in Texas last year.

Eben Bayer, co-founder and CEO of biomaterials company Ecovative Design, outlined a vision for a sustainable economy powered by 'nature’s toolkit,' in keynoting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Forum in Washington D.C.

Arborite, a Montreal-based manufacturer of high pressure laminate, has announced an agreement to acquire Lamin-Art, Inc., a major brand of decorative surfaces in North America.

According to Kip Tindell, CEO of The Container Store, its custom closet line TCS was a key driver in sales performance for the company in the fourth quarter. However the company announced several new cost-cutting measures including a wage freeze and a reduction in payroll.