The International Woodworking Fair has released the 2012 finalists for the Design Emphasis competition for student furniture designers.

Office furnishings manufacturer, HON Company, offers catalogs of products in the 20-20 Visual Impression software during NeoCon 2012.

The Tailored Living franchise in East Tennessee announced it is acquiring SpaceMakers, a custom cabinet company in West Knoxville, TN.

Custom Woodworking Business June 2012 issue is now online, featuring Vigilant Woodworks' Spanish Cedar and Moabi rebuild of a historic tobacconist, KBIS design trends, CNC on bamboo and wood veneer tape.

Robert Gronlund, CEO of Wood-Mode of Kreamer, PA, was elected 2012-2013 president of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association during the KCMA's 57th Annual Convention & Leadership Conference held May 22 at the Williamsburg Lodge.

Retail wood fixtures manufacturer Cormark, with $30 million in revenue and 650,000 square feet of operations split between Chicago and China, has retained Equity Partners to find a buyer.

Arauco has reached an agreement with Flakeboard Co. Ltd. to acquire its seven composite panel production facilities in Canada and the United States in a deal valued at $242.5 million.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) released the Kitchen & Bath Market Report for the first quarter showing that showroom traffic rose 8%.

By a 25-19 decision, the House Natural Resources Committee voted to amend the Lacey Act. The amendment, H.R. 3210, the “Retailers and Entertainers Lacey Implementation and Enforcement Fairness Act” (RELIEF Act), is now scheduled for a full House vote in July.