Experts from Fitch Ratings expect home improvement spending to continue its steady rise to 4.5 % in 2016, although the market could face headwinds with rising interest rates and labor constraints in construction.

LOS ANGELES -- The start of a new year always brings a look at trending colors and paints that will be most popular. According to several companies, colors in the pink family will be trendy in 2016, but Sara McLean, color marketing manager for Dunn-Edwards Paints, takes a further look at what's expected to be the hottest color palettes of 2016, many of which are influenced by fashion, art, lifestyle and history.

How do you decide when to use diamond, carbide-tipped or insert tooling for the machining operation?  A number of woodworkers responded to the query posted on WoodworkingNetwork.com, and gave their input on December's Shop Smarts challenge.  In a randomly selected drawing, the detailed answer provided by Pat Mullery at Creative Concepts of Orlando, was chosen to be the most helpful.

Container Store's wood-look textured laminate TCS Closets line continues to be one of the home organization retailer's bright spots, with better than expected growth for the quarter. Container Store plans to expand the product collection beyond closets to home storage areas. Ten new stores are planned.

The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA), the trade association for companies that make machinery, cutting tools and supplies for the woodworking industry, has announced the publication of an ANSI standard that is considered essential to many segments of the industry.

84 Lumber Company plans to locate an 84 Components manufacturing facility in Franklin, Indiana, adding 100 new jobs by 2019.

CNC router manufacturer AXYZ International has introduced the PDS XLC70 quick release, 3.0 horsepower spindle, air cooled, and allowing continuous operating at speeds up to 40,000 rpm, while maintaining a high-quality cut edge. It is available for retrofit on AXYZ models, and can be specified for Trident and Pacer models.

American Home Furnishings Alliance called "imprecise and unreliable" the deconstructive testing that produced high formaldehyde emission levels in some Wayfair imported casegoods. The AHFA released test results Jan. 4 it says confirm the safety of furniture containing engineered wood with formaldehyde within CARB permissible levels.

The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) released test results that it says confirm home furnishings containing engineered wood comply with California’s formaldehyde emission standard.

KronotexUSA and its parent firm Swiss Krono Group will invest $230 million to build a high-density fiberboard mill and expand the company's laminate flooring production in Barnwell County, South Carolina, a move which will create 105 new jobs over the next few years.