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.

Armstrong World Industries Inc. announced late Wednesday it will sell its cabinet business to American Industrial Partners (AIP) for $27 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Invasive insects like the mountain pine beetle, emerald ash borer and Asian long-horned beetle continue to be a deadly menace to the nation's forests but the overall number of trees being killed by these pests is on the decline.

Hurd Windows and Doors, Medford, WI, was featured in 'Made in America' on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer.

N-Hance Revolutionary Wood Renewal, a Logan, Utah-based cabinetry and flooring refinishing franchise, is expanding in the Phoenix market. The 200-franchise operation spun off from Home Depot a year ago.

Arauco, a Chilean-based manufacturer of wood products, cemented its position as North America's largest producer of particleboard and MDF in finalizing its purchase of Flakeboard Company.