Conifex Timber Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Conifex Power Limited Partnership, commenced its 72 hour run test required to achieve the commercial operation date for the Mackenzie Power Project on Saturday, October 11, 2014.

A 4 percent increase in sales of upholstered and ready-to-assemble goods boosted Flexsteel Industries, Inc. first quarter reportings to the company’s highest levels.

A symposium touting the construction and environmental sustainability of tall wooden buildings through the use of products such as Cross Laminated Timber, will be held in Chicago in November.

Timber harvests in the U.S. and Canada Have Gone up for Four Consecutive Years driven by Log Exports and Lumber Production

A new wooden half pallet design uses less wood and will be more durable than other half pallets on the current market, the European Pallet Association announced.

Georgia-Pacific is investing $37 million at its Gurdon, AR, lumber operations to expand the production capacity of the lumber mill by 60 percent. Another $20 million investment is being weighed for a plywood mill.

The slow pace of recovery in the housing construction market is a drag on growth in remodeling, too, according to figures from the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity from the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.

HNI Corp. (NYSE: HNI), parent of Hon furniture, made $33.6 million net income on $614.7 million in revenue third quarter. Sales are expected to rise 13-17% next quarter.

REHAU announces the launch of its second annual student-focused furniture design competition, “Leading Edge Design Challenge: Thinking Forward.”