SigmaTEK Systems, the world’s leading CAD/CAM nesting authority, announces its Fall, 2012 Outdoor Adventure “Drop a Buck” Giveaway. Fabricators throughout North America are invited to register for a chance to win a $500 gift certificate to Bass Pro Shop or Cabela’s.

Lumber Liquidators, North America’s leading specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, announced today that its new Floor Finder app is now available to iPhone and iPad users.

Approximately 800 wood industry professionals are participating at the National Hardwood Lumber Association's (NHLA) annual convention taking place through Saturday morning at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers.

Invis is an invisible connector that can be taken apart and reconnected to give a strong locking joint.

Frank Miller, the premier provider of exceptionally fine quartersawn and plain sawn hardwoods, announces the hiring of Steven P. James as chief financial officer.

This month, Dan Hackett, CEO and president of Frank Miller Lumber, and Criswell Davis, architectural marketing manager at Frank Miller, will embark on an international trade mission, covering markets in Singapore, Australia and Japan. Frank Miller intends to use the excursion to highlight its growth into a thriving, global enterprise.

Van Deusen Construction Company has been recognized by GuildQuality as one of the industry’s best remodeling and construction companies in North America. GuildQuality bestowed this honor upon the Van Deusen Construction Company by presenting it with its 2012 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer satisfaction.

The Emmy Award-winning PBS home improvement series This Old House will feature a 19th-century Victorian-era home in the city of Cambridge, Mass., and a woodland cottage circa 1935 in rural Essex, Mass., as its latest renovation projects for the upcoming 33rd national season premiering this October 4.

Many factors are paving the way for the U.S. paints and coatings market. As the number of construction projects increases, consumers resume their spending and as the demand for industrial production is raised, the paints and coatings market will benefit. At the same time, there are a number of factors inhibiting market growth, such as more stringent environmental regulations and higher prices of base ingredients. While some of these factors may not affect the paints and coatings market as a whole, specific segments of the market may be influenced.

NeoCon East, the premier design exposition for commercial interiors with a focus on the federal government, will feature exciting, world-class keynote speakers, as well as cutting-edge CEU accredited seminars for an anticipated 7,500 industry professionals.