JB Cutting has expanded its Cabinets & Closets 2015 sponsorship to include the April 14 Conference sessions, and Stiles Machinery has joined in as an additional sponsor for the conferences. Pre-registration is well ahead of last year for the Conference and Expo, April 14-16 in Schaumburg, IL.

Britten Studios has acquired Eyewood Design, an Interlochen, MI woodworking business, as the company introduces its newest division: Britten Woodworks.

Jim Lewis explains the importance of standardization to leanness.

A fire destroyed the main woodshop of J. Allen Farmer, Inc. on March 12. No one was injured. The Winston-Salem, NC, firm specializes in rebuilding pipe organs, and had just delivered its most recent commission.

Leitz Tooling connects people, tooling and products. At Ligna, the world’s largest exhibition for the wood and forestry industries, Leitz will demonstrate how these connections work for manufacturing.

The new Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines, developed by the federal government, announced this week, were designed to enhance and streamline commercial building workforce training and certification programs.

Masco Corporation, a leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products, donated $100,000 to HomeAid America, a nonprofit organization that provides housing to organizations helping the homeless.

The world’s first fully biodegradable wood-fiber beer bottle is being developed by Carlsberg Beer, and packaging company ecoXpac.