One wood products factory opened, one suspended furniture making operations and Linwood Furniture auctions assets. A wood wallet from Facebook and how-to woodworking videos were most viewed this week.

Samuel Lawrence Furniture of High Point, NC, has added about 2,500 more wood sleigh beds to the voluntary recall it initiated last month.

Advanced show registration and exhibit sales continue to grow for the International Woodworking Fair.

Weyerhaeuser has announced a supply chain preference for certified material sourced from the American Tree Farm System (ATFS).

June Home construction rose sharply to 6.9% from May, reaching its highest level since the recession began.

Arclin has acquired the North American operations of Coveright Surfaces, including its manufacturing facilities in Cobourg, ON, and Blythewood, SC.

Millwork and lumber products firm SIerra Pacific says it made a $55 million settlement for the 2007 Moonlight forest fire, not $122 million as the U.S. Attorney's office claims, seeing 'bounty hunter' mentaility.

The Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo (CCCE) will debut February 27-March 1 at the New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center in Edison.

The July NAHB/ Wells Fargo Housing Market Index jumped to its highest point in more than five years, with the largest one-month increase since since 2002.