GE Capital, Corporate Finance today announced it is co-collateral agent and documentation agent for a $225 million asset-based loan for 84 Lumber Company, one of the nation’s leading privately-held building materials and services suppliers to professional contractors and build-it-yourselfers.

Stanley Furniture may be one step closer to moving its corporate headquarters to High Point, NC, following the approval of a $76,000 incentive Thursday by the Guilford County Board of Commissioners.

Depressed lumber demand from weak housing starts has plagued the timber industry. With the housing market in a rebound, companies like Louisiana-Pacific may benefit, say analysts SignalWatcher.com

The 512 exhibitors attending Xylexpo 2012 are ready to seize all the opportunities offered by the biennial international exhibition of woodworking technology and furniture industry supplies, to be held May 8-12.

Wood flooring firm Duro-Design sold exclusive rights to Blue Star Opportunities Corp. (Pinksheets: BSTO.PK - News) to sell its natural flooring products in the U.S. market. Blue Star says it will create a network of factory outlets.

Blue Star Opportunities Corp. (The "Company") (Pinksheets: BSTO.PK - News) announces today that it will be returning to its original activities in the housing construction and renovations industry

Blue Star Opportunities Acquires Major High-Quality Flooring Brand; Company to Operate Factory Outlets in United States Market Under Duro-Design Banner

When I posted my blog about PenPly's wild ride in January, I thought the saga was over. But not so fast. Now comes the filing of a $1.6 million lawsuit.

Chinese hardwood chip imports are set to double over the next five years, to 12.7 million BDMT (for Bone Dry Metric Tons) in 2016, placing it on course to be the world's largest hardwood chip importer.

Chinese hardwood chip imports will double from 6.3 million Bone Dry Metric Tons (BDMT) in 2011, to 12.7 million BDMT in 2016. Japan's imports of hardwood chips will drop from 9.9 million BDMT to 8.6 million BDMT in the same period