Scott Nelson, president of the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America, updates the progress developing a program that will provide woodworkers with a career path.

Winners of the 2012 Design Emphasis awards, a contest aimed at furniture design students, were announced Tues., Aug. 21 during a dinner at the Georgia World Congress Center.

Nova LifeStyle Inc., a global manufacturer and seller of urban contemporary furniture, reported that its sales increased 74% in the second quarter to $16.15 million; net income increased 146% to $1.42 million.

Vance Publishing Corporation announces that Custom Woodworking Business (CWB) and Closets magazines will merge into a unique separately bound publication that will allow each brand to maintain its separate identity while boosting overall circulation.

The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair (IWF), buoyed by a 40% increase in advance registration attendance, begins its four-day run today at the Georgia World Congress Center.

ITW announced plans to sell a majority of its Decorative Surfaces segment to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. ITW will receive approximately $1.05 billion in cash, derived from a $395 million CD&R equity investment and borrowing by the new company.

Wood-fueled powers plants that give off excessive soot, carbon dioxide and other pollutants will be blocked from green energy programs, under new Massachusetts rules.Others states will be impacted. Video

Columbia Forest Products will invest $9 million to upgrade its plywood mill in Boardman, OR, that ultimately services cabinet, furniture and other secondary wood product manufacturers.