Tischlerei - Fine Woodworking opens a 44,000 square foot plant today in a Salina, KS airport industrial center. Manager Olaf Gerhardt says he already has a healthy backlog, and is hiring to ship high end millwork worldwide.

The University of British Columbia opened a $34 million Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility, a 'living laboratory' that will burn tree trimmings and wood chips for campus heat and electricity. The University's downtown campus will host Wood Tech Summit 2012.

Decore-ative Specialties say quality workmanship, lean and green production, a large product range and responsive customer service are among the reasons for the cabinet component manufacturer's growth.

The Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood (CFTHP) has filed an unfair trade petition against China for products "sold in the United States at dumped prices." News of the antidumping petition was announced Sept. 27.

Deslaurier Custom Cabinets recognized for excellence in the new #1 bestseller, That'll Never Work - Business Lessons from Successful Canadian Entrepreneurs.

Which of the 2012 presidential candidates do you think can do the most to help the U.S. wood products industry?

The Institute for Safety and Health Management (ISHM) has produced a video focusing on the potential hazards of worker exposure to wood dust.

Doug Bassett has been named president of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture, a manufacturer of wood bedroom furniture.

Poplar demand hasn't deteriorated as summer ended. Increasing moulding and millwork demand in the U.S., plus China's demand, will hike upper-grade red oak prices, says Hardwood Review's Andy Johnson.

A first laser edgebander in high speed production, Arauco's close of the Flakeboard acquisition, a lumber tax goes into force in California, and the revival of home building are among the wood industry's top reports for the week.