PPG's $1.05 billion acquisition Friday of AkzoNobel's North American architectural coatings business is the latest large-scale corporate transaction affecting the wood products manufacturing industry.

Jeld-Wen, a global window and door manufacturer, plans to invests approximately $2 million to move its new North American headquarters to Charlotte, NC.

PPG Industries will acquire AkzoNobel's North American architectural coatings business for $1.05 billion.

Cabinet manufacturers report steady demand, with hard maple and soft maple leading orders. Ash lumber shipments to Asia slipped a bit, though exporters still have solid orders for post-holiday periods.

The co-inventor of the bar code, Norman Joseph Woodland has died from complications and Alzheimer’s disease, the Associated Press reports. He was 91.

International Paper will sell its Temple-Inland Building Products division to Georgia-Pacific LLC for $750 million in cash. The transaction is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2013.

Leuco Tool Corp. has acquired D&D Tool and Engineering Inc. of Brea, CA. The cutting tool manufacturer said the acquisition will enable Leuco to expand its sales and services in the West Coast area.

Stiles will present its traditional Stiles Shop Solutions and Stiles Machinery production, service, education and support services at Cabinets & Closets Expo 2013, Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2013 at the New Jersey Convention Center.

Woodworkers this week shared how to operate a portable sawmill and calculate its business case; steam bend wood and make a table from a single log; cut a tapered spiral table leg without carving, and more techniques.

Neil Kelly Company, an award-winning design-build remodeling firm that has remodeled more than 30,000 homes, announces its Top 10 interior design trends for 2013.