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Century Furniture, Ashley Group, Vaughan-Bassett and Sauder Woodworking were among American Home Furnishings Alliance winners for environmental and safety leadership at AHFA's 2012 Sustainability Summit.

ARAUCO and UNILIN form joint venture to manufacture and sell laminate flooring in Brazil.

Table saw safety legislation that would require an electronic braking device to stop saw blades, similar to SawStop technology, has been introduced by Assemblyman Das Williams.

New palette will be featured at KBIS Chicago, April 24-26 in Hafele America's exhibit.

Two major furniture manufacturers topped this week's news with Linwood Furniture filing for bankruptcy and La-Z-Boy receiving $16MM in antidumping duties for its wooden bedroom furniture.

An office furnishings refurbishment firm, HMU llc, has acquired a 128,650-square-foot building in Richmond, VA, for $2.15 million from Sachs Investing Co. of New York, NY.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded Masco Corporation'sratings, including the company's Issuer Default Rating to 'BB' from 'BB+'. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a national law firm concentrating on investor rights, consumer rights and enforcement of federal antitrust laws, is investigating potential wrongdoing at Masco Corporation.

Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB' rating to Masco Corporation's proposed offering of $400 million senior notes due 2022.