PBS award-winning producer and climate activist Marc Weiss has joined the board of directors for the Sierra Club Foundation.

Log prices in the Pacific Northwest are climbing back to pre-recession levels, according to Forest2Market. The group cites housing's recovery and export lumber growth as contributing factors to the growth.

Walmart will steer furniture and appliance suppliers to onshore manufacturing to the U.S., pledging to buy $50 billion more in U.S. sourced products, and plans a U.S. manufacturing summit this summer.

Woodcraft has helped raise $4,260 so far for its ongoing Fresh Wood Donations Project tied to the AWFS Fair's Fresh Wood student design competition.

New wood moisture meter firm Brookhuis America Inc. has been established as a joint venture between Brookhuis Micro-Electronic BV in The Nederlands and Claus Staalner.

Kurt Liebich was named head of Wood Products LLC, part of Atlas Holdings, and CEO of Wood Resources, specialty and commodity plywood business of Atlas, including Moncure Plywood, and Chester Wood and Olympic Panel products

Poliform's Varenna collection, featuring kitchens, chairs and tables, are on display at IMM Cologne, held January 14 - 20, in Cologne, Germany.

Major cabinet and closet industry players - Osborne Wood Products, EdgeCo, Drawer Connection and JB Cutting - have signed on as sponsors of the 2013 Cabinets & Closets Expo.

Express Kitchens acquired New Valley Sales, adding a West Springfield, MA show room and bringin the sale of high end appliances into its established kitchen cabinetry business.