Martin Guitar saw a 16 percent sales jump, driven by buyers of high end laser etched and inlayed custom guitars. European and Japan exportsd accounted for 40 percent of sales.

CEO Henry Juszkiewicz said Gibson Guitar was compelled to settle with the Department of Justice on Lacey Act violations.

Clermont County, Ohio, is receiving an additional $14.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to stop the spread and eradicate the pesky Asian longhorned beetle (ALB)

The Home Depot will acquire its cabinetry refacing services supplier U.S. Home Systems, Inc., Irving, TX.

Elite Home Theater Seating is providing seating for a Batman themed home theater project for a mansion in Connecticut which will be completed in November.

Boise Cascade Holdings LLC capitalized on rising lumber pirces and increased demand to post net income of $15.0 million on sales of $733.0 million for the second quarter, reflecting Q2 year-over-year improvements of 782% and 24% respectively.

Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. reported an a pre-tax profit of $17.1 million, more than 6 times its EBITDA of $2.7 million is recorded i Q2 2011.

LamTech, manufacturer of laminated panels and fabricated components, says it is anticipating a slight slowdown with the closing of MasterBrand Cabinets’ Martinsville plant.

Furniture production giant Steinhoff Germany will implement 20-20 Enterprise inSight software at its six upholstery factories in Poland.

Registration is open for Wood Tech Summit, an executive-level conference for North American woodworking professionals, will make its debut as a stand-alone event Oct. 22-23, 2012 at the University of British Columbia’s Robson Square campus in downtown Vancouver.