DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- The Dubai International Wood & Wood Machinery Show is slated to return to the Dubai World Trade Center for another showing after the success of the inaugural 2006 show, according to AME Info. The report states that the event's size and scale will increase triple over the premier show, which had 75 regional and international firms from 15 countries exhibiting. Nearly 90 percent of last year's exhibitors have already reserved space.

POULSBO, WA - Watson Desking Group, a provider of European-inspired office furnishings, has been accepted into the Environmental Protection Agency's Comprehensive Procurement Guideline Supplier Database, according to the Kitsap Sun. The database is a key component in the government's “buy recycled†program. Watson Desking has become one of 13 office furniture manufacturers designated by the EPA as a provider of recycled material workplace furnishing.

BLACK CREEK, NC -- Carolina Cabinet Co., a manufacturer of store fixtures, recently acquired the VF Jeanswear facility in Wilson, NC, according to The Wilson Daily Times. The 372,000-square-foot site was purchased for $1.5 million. Read more.

MARKHAM, ON -- Flakeboard announced plans to invest $16.5 million at its MDF plant in Sault Ste. Marie in a series of upgrades to improve the mill’s competitiveness. The plans include an energy recovery system, press line upgrades to broaden the range of products and the installation of Flakeboard’s patented resin application technology. The Ontario government awarded a 10% grant to assist the project.

GREEN BAY, WI -- Amerhart Ltd., a regional lumber and building material distributor, announced it has moved its distribution center in Peroria, IL, to Pekin, IL. The new facility features a 70,000-square-foot warehouse and office on 18 acres. For more information, phone (309) 637-4467.

MUSCATINE, IA – Allsteel Inc.

  CHOPIN, LA -- Roy O. Martin Lumber Co. is constructing a second plywood facility in Rapides Parish that is expected to create 130 new jobs upon completion by January. The $60 million, 220,000-square-foot plant is being built next to an existing 375,000-square-foot plant. The new plant will boost capacity by about 33%.

ATLANTA – Patrick LaFramboise, president and CEO of the International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair-USA, has been selected to Tradeshow Week magazine’s “Power Pack 100.” The list recognizes the 100 most influential people in the tradeshow indust

DUBLIN, IRELAND – The market research firm, Research and Markets, announced the release of a new report that breaks down the furniture sector in South East Asia, Korea and Taiwan. The report provides trends in furniture production, consumption, and imports and exports.