King Aerospace Commercial Corp. will expand its Ardmore, OK, facility to make room for additional cabinetry, upholstery and panel covering capabilities.

The tenth annual NeoCon East attracted 6,808 attendees and 272 exhibitors to the Baltimore Convention Center, making it one of the region's more successful wood industry trade shows, according to show management.

For cabinetmakers, furniture repair and home remodelers, Hurricane Sandy is the story of the week, and the year, as it drives thousands of owners to restore, remodel and rebuild homes and businesses.

MasterBrand Cabinets' Auburn, AL hiring, along with a cabinetmaking robot video, and plywood dumping charges and countercharges were among the most viewed stories.

Masco cabinetry sales fell 5%, hurt by Europe's woes and big box store sales. Overall Masco sales were flat at $2 billion for the third quarter. North American sales rose 4%; international sales fell 12%.

Middlebury Hardwoods, a $33 million RV wood components firm, was acquired by wood products giant Patrick Industries, the latest in a series of strategic deals. Patrick income jumped 45%, and it added an $80 million credit facility.

Boise Cascade Holdings LLC, coming off a much-improved third quarter, is looking to hire up to 60 more people at its plywood mill in White City, OR.

Providing confirmation that a housing recovery is underway, sales of newly built, single-family homes set a record pace in more than two years, rising 5.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 389,000 units in September, according to figures from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.

OFS Brands furniture expansion, potentially a $9.25 million project in High Point, NC won approval by the city for up to $220,000 in cash incentives. It would add 188 jobs.