Pro.com expanding nationally its home remodeling bidding services to find pros for customers. Maveron and Madrona Venture Group join Jeff Bezos and other funders.

Employers are now required to notify OSHA when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye.

IKEA said in New York it will expand customer solar offerings to eight new countries. IKEA Group announced the expansion of residential solar offer during the Climate Week summit in New York.

The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is proud to award the Dariush Arasteh Memorial Member of the Year to Joseph Hayden, Senior Engineer, Technical Leader-Products, for Pella Corp.

MityLite announced new versions of its Madera Plywood and Laminate table lines, which now feature UltraEdge for superior impact resistance, safer handling and improved aesthetics.

Four more major U.S. health systems says they will now only buy furniture without toxic flame retardants. Kaiser Permanente made a similar move in June, in a growing sector-wide effort to eliminate what is seen as an unneeded health threat.

Some $63 million in Eucalyptus woodEucaplyptuschips were bought by Armco Metals Holdings' (NYSE MKT: AMCO) China subsidiary in a trial deal. Importation of woodchips by China surged and in 2013 China became the largest chip importer.

Richard Hayes was named sales executive for American Lumber Underwriters. The agency works nationally to secure insurance to meet unique challenges for businesses involved in the manufacture of wood products and the retail/wholesale distribution of lumber.

The company established National Tradesmen Day in 2011 to both celebrate the work of America’s skilled trade professionals and thank them for their continued contributions.

Timbervest has acquired 13,220 acres of timberland in Georgia, Tennessee and Vermont for its investment group.