A lightning strike is reportedly to blame for a fire yesterday that destroyed nearly one-third of Wright Table Co.’s furniture plant in Morganton, NC.

Most of Henredon's flagship wood furniture plant, closed in late 2007, has been torn down to make way for a new Walmart Supercenter.

Wood-fueled and other biomass fired electric generating plants are seeing green credentials tarnished as they rack up citations for air and water pollution while spending millions in Federal subsidies, says a Wall St. Journal report.

Flexsteel Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: FLXS), a manufacturer and importer of wood and upholstered furniture, has been added to the Russell 3000 Index, a tool used by many investment managers and institutional investors for index funds.

Rebuilding of the Babine Forest Products sawmill, destroyed in a deadly explosion and fire, rests on the findings of a report on fiber supply availability due out next month.

Emerson Bearing Boston has launched a wood products division to provide bearings, linear motion, spherical bushings and other products used in new and existing equipment needing replacement parts for the secondary wood products and forestry industries.

Production of soy fiber particleboard is undeway at Agristrand Mankato LLC's 160,000-square-foot plant.

The Emerald Ash Borer continues as a threat to lumber supplies, spreading in the U.S. and Canada. Pine Beetles also spread in British Columbia, affecting the wood harvest there.

Baby furniture manufacturer Argington says it strongly supports California Governor Jerry Brown's call for reducing or eliminating toxic flame retardant chemicals used in furniture.