Once made primarily of oak, wooden coasters are making a comeback. Now built of Douglas fir and Southern Yellow Pine, innovative laminate construction give the trestles strength and stability so rides can feature inversions and loops.

Woodworking Network plans big coverage, and its big reveal at Booth 1860 during the 2014 International Woodworking Fair. Follow at #IWF14.

In a move to “harness greater manufacturing efficiency,” izzy+ will shutter its Florence, AL-based ABCO office furniture manufacturing facility by the summer of 2015.

The combustible dust explosion that claimed three lives at AL Metal in 2010 underscores the need for a national combustible dust standard, according to Rafael Moure-Eraso, chairperson of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB).

Three students from the Herron School of Art and Design are vying to modernize the design of Brunswick Billiards iconic Gold Crown pool table.

Quality Hardwood Sales LLC, a manufacturer of dimensioned wood products, will expand its operations and create up to 25 new jobs by 2016.

Thermwood Corp. will speak about its technology to help smaller businesses who specialize in creating custom cabinetry and home furnishings on 21st Century Television on Bloomberg Worldwide (as paid programming) on July 27, 2014.