TORONTO -- easyhome Ltd., a leaser of brand-name household furnishings, appliances and home electronics announced that it has discovered an employee fraud, in the amount of approximately $3.4 million before taxes, perpetrated against the Company's easyfinancial Services business.

The wood products group is looking for presentations for its conference.

COLOGNE, GERMANY -- The Cologne International Furniture Fair, January 18-23, will pay tribute to top student designers.

WASHINGTON -- Ethan Allen and Kmart are among the entities participating in three separate recalls involving more than 40,000 drop-side cribs.

The wood products firm now has a direct-to-consumer store on its site.

WINDSOR, ON -- Windsor Plywood has donated $20,000 to Okanagan College’s Centre of Excellence.

WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 54 workplace safety and health citations with penalties totaling $1.2 million to gun powder substitute manufacturer Black Mag LLC.

The Composite Panel Assn. is among several industry groups lauding U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for recognizing the value of existing markets for wood fiber and making clarifications in the USDA Farm Service Agency’s final rule for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program.

Hirshfield’s is now the distributor of the complete line of Valspar Wood coatings, including stains, varnishes, lacquers, topcoats, and other finishing products, according to a joint announcement released by the companies today.

One of the main sticking points for industry — that wood chips were not recognized as being used for high-value products — has been eliminated under the final Biomass Crop Assistance Program rule, announced on Oct. 21.