Herman Miller Inc. will close the Nemschoff healthcare chairs plant that it acquired in a deal finalized in January 2011 and move production to Sheboygan, WI.

Lab casegoods and laminate furniture maker Kewaunee Scientific Corp. (Nasdaq: KEQU) will pay a dividend, despite a 4 percent quarterly sales drop, mostly from a customer that didn't have shipping containers ready for an order.

A wood pellet bio-fuel plant in Laurinburg, NC will be acquired by GreenWorld Development Inc., (OTCBB: GREW), using $75 million from U.S. and Middle East investors.

Wood flooring, cabinets and countertops are shown in large-format, hyper-realistic reproductions, allowing clients to really see how the grain and stain will appear.

Nancy Fister, director of education for the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers, was named 2012 Person of the Year by the Los Angeles County Industrial and Technology Education Association.

The Nature Conservancy recently kicked off its "Don't Move Firewood" campaign calling on vacationers and campers to be wary of aiding the spread of the emerald ash borer, which has killed tens of millions of ash trees in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states.

Nova LIfeStyle Inc. is constructing a 160,000-square-foot plant in China to produce pigment lacquer furniture to service IKEA customers in Asia.

Habitat for Humanity Intl, a non-profit homebuilder based in Atlanta, GA, appeared for the third year on the BUILDER 100 list, a ranking of the nation’s largest homebuilders, compiled by BUILDER magazine.

Ashley Furniture Industries broke ground yesterday on a $6 million expansion of its manufacturing complex to make motion furniture.

Forest products firm are losing $22 million daily due to a Canadian Pacific rail strike, says the Forest Products Association of Canada. Oriented strand board, lumber and panel products move through the rail network.