Finishing Brands: Binks, DeVilbiss, Ransburg, BGK and Owens Community College have teamed up to present a Spray Finishing Technology Workshop.

Q: We have one supplier of red oak lumber that seems to have a lot of blue- to black-colored spots. They are just on the surface, but it makes the lumber look poor. Is this a defect?

Q: We produce solid oak plank tables using random-width pieces to make up the final width of the panel. As with all panels, we experience shrinking and swelling out in the field. The question arose if we built a panel with all pieces being the same width throughout the panel, would this decrease the shrinking problem? We maintain around 8 percent moisture content.

Two of WDMA's Total Product Performance™ standards for interior architectural wood doors have been approved as American National Standards.

Sherwin-Williams said it will consider refiling its petition to acquire Consorcio Comex after Mexico's antitrust watchdog denied its appeal to purchase the paint manufacturer.

The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), a non-profit association representing over 4,000 professional organizers, productivity specialists and product manufacturers worldwide, announced that President-Elect Mary Dykstra- Novess officially has begun her 2-year term as president.

The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), a nonprofit association representing professional organizers and productivity specialists, today announced the recipients of its 2013 Organizing Excellence Awards, which recognize local and national organizations in which organizational expertise, success, and structure are integral to achieving their missions.