Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) capital improvement totaling $40 million, for kilns, planer and sawmill upgrades, will raise productivity and recovery at its Mackenzie,BC operation. Canfor has spent $600 million in three years.

Cabinetry and furniture shipping and logistics giant Cardinal Logistics named Travis Maxey, a former Ruan exec, as Vice President of Business Development.

The Montreal Convention on Wood, a North American gathering of wood and lumber products buyers and sellers, ends its hiatus Feb. 14 with presenters from Tembec, Idaho Forest Products, Eacom Timber, and Resolute Forest.

Mohawk Industries Inc. recently cemented its place as a global leader in laminate flooring in completing its purchase of Pergo from Pfleiderer for $150 million in cash.

Domestic lumber consumption continues to increase, with strong demand from flooring plants and rising demand from the kitchen cabinet sector.

McGraw Wood Products in New York has produced custom cherry wood boxes to hold 32-lb. Lenox vases officially commemorating the 2013 inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden.

900 Blok, a contemporary furniture design studio, recently launched a collection of side tables in the shape of the U.S. and its 50 states.

La-Z-Boy furniture's Dayton, TN, manufacturing facility has been named one of the 10 Best Plants in North America for 2012 by IndustryWeek magazine.

Classic Oak Furniture's woodshop in Cuba City, WI was destroyed by a fire January 13. Owner Dale Popp says he hopes to reopen his wholesale oak furniture manufacturing operation in a month.