Wood products and forestry giant Weyerhaeuser will sell 555,000 acres of Michigan timberlands to Lyme Great Lakes Holding for $300 million in cash.

LANCASTER, Pa. – The Circle T LM 116 lock miter joint machine will be demonstrated by RT Machine Co. at Wood Pro Expo, Oct. 17-18, at the Spooky Nook Sports complex. RT Machine described the machine’s capability as a “beautiful and simple way to put wood together without biscuits or splines. The very strong joint has plenty of surface area yet no exposed edge that needs to be edgebanded or painted. It allows woodworkers to be creative when designing high-end cabinetry, posts and other products.”

The Symphony Wall Organizer, which solves storage problems for constrained spaces, will be available through Hafele America.

LANCASTER, Pa. - New CNC, of Holland, Mich., will demonstrate the Talent T3, its latest generation automated panel processing center, at Wood Pro Expo.

The U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition, a group comprised of 10 domestic plywood producers, has filed a Lanham Act claim of false labeling against three U.S. certification agencies. The coalition claims certain structural plywood panels produced in southern Brazil are being fraudulently certified and stamped as compliant with U.S. product standards.

Holmes will be the opening keynote of the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo at the International Centre on October 31 at 9 a.m.

The British Columbia government will give $69 million to support Interior B.C. forest workers impacted by seemingly never-ending mill closures and curtailments plaguing the province.

"Perpetual flip calendars have been around for a while. They seem operate very simply, but I could not for the life of me figure out how!" says woodworker and YouTuber Measured Workshop, who decided to record himself building one in a nicely-edited video.

GURDON, Ark.— Georgia-Pacific said it will invest up to $70 million to upgrade its plywood and lumber operations in Gurdon, Arkansas. The company said the upgrades in technology and systems will help sustain the more than 700 jobs at the two facilities. "We are making state-of-the-art improvements that will transform our Gurdon facilities, greatly improving the utilization of raw materials and overall operating efficiencies, making jobs more meaningful, and turning us into an even stronger competitor," said Mike White, Western Regional operations manager.

Lumber Liquidators founder Thomas D. Sullivan has already abandoned his efforts to take the company private - and company shares plunged 13 percent Friday as a result.