Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller of Zeeland, MI, partnered with five artists to interpret "for a better world around you" on Eames molded plastic rocker chairs. Their artistic process is highlighted in the video above.

Cabinetry and store fixture firm Expo Holdings adds new equipment and staff as it ramps up production for Lowe's and other retail brands of cabinets and wood store fixtures.

Canfor closes its Clear Lake lumber operation due to the protracted downturn in new home construction in the U.S., affecting 185 employees and removing approximately 130 million board feet of production on an annualized basis.

Nationwide total housing starts rose 10.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 598,000 units in August, bringing the pace of production more in line with the level of construction activity before the popular home buyer tax credit temporarily stimulated housing sales earlier this year, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released today.

Smith Phillips Building Supply Statesville welcomes Ralph Church as an Account Manager at their Statesville location.

Illinois adds most jobs in August, while Minnesota loses most jobs monthly and New Mexico has largest monthly percent decline.Construction jobs were added in half the states in August, while the number of states with year-over-year job gains rose to 10 from just six in July, the Associated General Contractors reported in an analysis of state employment data released today by the Labor Department.

Accu-Router, Inc. is pleased to announce a new automated conveyor system (ACS) design that features fast powered conveyor rolls for smooth and efficient panel motion within the cell.

ZEELAND, MI -- Herman Miller Inc., a manufacturer of office and healthcare furniture, has garnered its seventh consecutive placement on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index.

BANGOR, ME -- Columbia Forest Products Inc. of Greensboro, NC, was cited for 15 alleged willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration following the March 22 death of a worker at the company's mill in Presque Isle, ME.

“Making more out of wood: Innovation, Efficiency, Vision,” is the theme for the 2011 Ligna Hannover Fair, the largest woodworking event in the world.