Wood Tech Summit, a management level conference for woodworking professionals, kicked off with a keynote presentation by Judson Beaumont, owner of Straight Line Designs Inc. The conference continues through Oct. 23.

Marvin Windows,despite fears of fiscal cliff, plans big capital investment; opening doors to welcome the public for Minnesota's Statewide Tour of Manufacturing.

MasterBrand Cabinets will hire 125 at its Auburn, AL plant. It held a job fair Saturday, October 20. Posted at its website are positions for nine technical and executive level positions at the plant.

Flexsteel Industries announced a net sales growth of 12% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, while profits for the furniture company rose more than 20% to $2.9 million.

Cabinetry manufacturer American Woodmark named Cary Dunston Executive VP operations. Sales rose 13% to $148.3 million in the latest quarter and were up 40% in the new construction segment.

Northwest Hardwoods’ western hardwood operations have achieved Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain-of-Custody Certification.

The Southern Pine Inspection Bureau (SPIB) told theAmerican Lumber Standard Committee it needs more time to establish new design values for visually graded Southern Pine dimension lumber, postponing the adoption of new values.

Furniture manufacturer Knoll, Inc. saw net income drop by 33 percent, as third quarter sales fell 8.2 percent to $219.8 million.

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) acquired operating assets of Nepa Pallet and Container Co., Inc., a manufacturer of wood pallets, crates, containers and bins for agricultural and industrial customers.