LINCOLNSHIRE, IL --Redbookonline.com, the digital version of the Red Book Annual Buyer's Guide, has recently completed a full redesign. The site, relaunched last week, now features the capability to stream video demos and audio commentary, along with keyword searches and links to relevant stories on the parent Web site, www.iswonline.com.

DALLAS, TX – The 7th biennial Texas Woodworking Show & Cabinet Conference completed a successful three-day run, March 7-9. More than 1,800 woodworking industry professionals and suppliers participated in the woodworking show, held at Market Hall of the Dallas Market Center. The attendance total included approximately 1,350 registered visitors and 460 exhibitor personnel.

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Helen Kuhl has been promoted to editorial director of the Interiors Media Network, a division of Vance Publishing Corp. In her new role, Kuhl will be responsible for planning the future direction of Wood & Wood Products, Custom Woodworking Business and CLOSETS magazines. She will also take a more active role in helping initiate new editorial features and projects on iswonline.com and closetsmagazine.com.

BASSETT, VA – Bassett Furniture Ind. Inc. announced plans to cease operations at its wood manufacturing facility in Bassett, VA. The closure of the 323,000-square-foot facility is planned to begin within the next couple of months and will affect approximately 280 employees or 15% of the company’s workforce.

AUSTIN, TX – Temple-Inland, which recently split into three stand-alone public companies, announced the executive leadership for each of the spin-offs. They include:

HIGH POINT – High Point consulting firm SmithLeonard’s latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors indicates that sales of new furniture still seem to be declining, according to The Business Journal. The survey found that orders for new furniture in January were down 7 percent from January 2006, which followed a similar decrease in December and November.

MUSCATINE, IA – The HON Co. announced that its South Gate manufacturing plant, located eight miles south of Los Angeles, received the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. The Shingo Prize honors organizations that demonstrate business excellence and exceptional performance in quality, cost and delivery achieved through lean principles and techniques.

PORTLAND, OR -- Following four straight years of record consumption, demand for lumber declined 6% in 2006 and is forecast to fall another 7.5% to 55.97 billion board feet this year, according to a new forecast issued by Western Wood Products Assn. (WWPA). Looking to 2008, WWPA predicts overall demand will slip 1.8% before rebounding the following year.

MCLEAN, VA -- The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors' Assn. said that February U.S.

PORTLAND, OR -- Following its recent development of a life-cycle assessment (LCA) tool for evaluating building assemblies in green building rating systems, the Green Building Initiative (GBI) now intends to permit its consulting team to offer a free generic version to the