U.S. hardwood lumber exports remained strong in March 2012, the latest month for which trade data are available.

La-Z-Boy is seeking help from local and state officials to help it expand its manufacturing plant in Dayton.

Camcad Technologies, Inc. says it will provide software and support for multi-axis CNC router builder C.R. Onsrud, whose equipment is widely used in wood manufacturing and other industries.

No injuries were reported in a fire Wednesday night at Tolko Industries' sawmill in Merritt.

Wood industry technology expected at the International Woodworking Fair, as the trade show managers release the finalists in the 2012 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards.

A Quebec sawmill will resume operations supported by over $1.6 million in loans and grants from local governments. Ten millworkers and 30 forest workers will be hired by Petit-Saguenay Sawmill.

Hooker Furniture more than doubled net income for the first quarter of its fiscal year despite experiencing an 11.4% drop in sales.

Vance Communications Canada announces that the 2012 edition of Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO) will not be held.

Members of the Association of Closet and Storage Professionals (ACSP) will participate in a full-day closet seminar at the 2012 International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta.

The Window and Door Manufacturers Assn. (WDMA) and the Fenestration Manufacturers Assn. (FMA) have agreed in principle to affiliate and eventually integrate operations. The merger is expected to take effect in January 2015.