Former Pella Corporation President and CEO J. Wayne Bevis passed away May 31 at the age of 79.

Garage Experts, an industry leading custom garage transformation company, today announced it was named to Entrepreneur magazine’s 2013 Top New Franchise List, as well as reached the milestone of enlisting 27 franchises nationwide.

Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its second installment of the LEED in Motion report series: Places and Policies.

International Forest Products Limited (Interfor) reported a net loss of $0.1 million or $0.00 per share in the third quarter of 2013 compared to net earnings of $15.8 million or $0.28 per share in the second quarter and $0.9 million or $0.02 per share in the third quarter of 2012.

Housing starts grew 19% in Ontario last month, offsetting declines felt in all otehr urban centers of Canada, according to preliminary data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

November 2013 Custom Woodworking Business magazine is now online, featuring hand coloration of marquetry and veneer inlay techniques practiced at Zongkers Furniture & Cabinet Shop and Acacia Originals management practices.

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced its intention to acquire Delcam (LON: DLC), one of the world’s leading suppliers of advanced software for the manufacturing industry.

3D software firm Autodesk Inc. will acquire Delcam Plc for $276 million (£172.5 million). Delcam is a leading provider of CADCAM software to the woodworking and other industries, with products that include ArtCAM and PowerMILL.