Laminate Works panel lamination and component parts maker began operations in Houston, its third location. Greg Alvis is GM.

La-Z-Boy ended lumber processing and will outsource wood parts as its moves Hudson, NC to cellular production. It reinstated its quarterly dividend as 2nd quarter sales rose 4.8% to $322.3 million.

Flakeboard, a manufacturer of particleboard and MDF, has added Wurth Wood Group to its distribution network.

Hardware and storage component source Rev-A-Shelf will exhibit at Cabinets & Closets Expo 2013, which is drawing a wide range of exhibitors serving both custom cabinetmakers and closets and storage systems providers.

WalzCraft custom cabinetry components manufacturer opened a newly constructed training and education facility as it launched a cabinet refacing training program, the WalzCraft Cabinet Refacing Academy.

If domestic and export demand for North American hardwood lumber both increase over the next six months, as expected, the hardwood industry may find it difficult to produce enough lumber.

New England Wood Pellet LLC, which sustained a series of explosions and fires at its plant in Jaffrey, NH, has agreed to take corective action to prevent future outbreaks, as part of its negotiated settlement with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Sales of newly built, single-family homes in October held virtually unchanged from a downwardly revised pace in the previous month, at a seasonally adjusted, annual rate of 368,000 units.

Whirlwind's latest patent effort for flesh sensing table saw safety devices was among the week's top reports. Most viewed was an article and video of Saturn Design Woodworking's dramatic rotating veneered table.

Contract furniture manufacturers Haworth, Herman Miller and Knoll are among the companies awarded contract renewals with U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. Virco also has a partnership with the agency.