Boise Cascade will expand its plywood holdings in the southeast by agreeing to purchase two mills from Wood Resources.

Capital investments were seen at architectural woodworking firms in the last 12 months. As expected, profitable firms were more likely to invest, and firms plan on hiring, says a study by the Architectural Woodwork Institute,

Grand Woodworking says it has added Cabinet Vision design and production software. "The Cabinet Vision software will create greater quality control," says Neil Heuer, co-founder of Grand Woodworking

Due to the popularity of "Rapid Case Construction through Dowelling," a second session on the topic has been added to the AWFS Fair Saturday lineup.

World wide sales of laminate flooring have held steady in spite of economic struggles, according to the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPFL).

Steelcase CEO James Hackett announced he will retire in February 2014 after nearly two decades at the helm of the contract furniture giant.

Shattering rates on hard maple bats fell 50% after Major League Baseball tapped wood science. This manufacturing solution was this week's most read report. Also highly viewed: video and news on the a deadly train wreck hobbling Tafisa's panel shipments.

Contract furniture giant HNI Corp. recorded $510.7 million sales for the second quarter, a 6.3 percent increase from the prior year period. Net income for HNI (NYSE: HNI) grew 63 percent from the prior year quarter, to $11.4 million.

Simonton Windows is preparing to once again assist in the fight against cancer by participating in the fifth annual Pelotonia bike ride in Columbus, Ohio on August 9-11, 2013.