Joseph Gardiner, vice president of national sales for 84 Lumber, was killed in a boating accident on July 7. He was 43.

GMB Architecture + Engineering Inc. has acquired Visbeen Associates Inc., a move which the Holland, MI-based company says will expand both firms’ capabilities and client base.

Bedroom furniture manufacturers Brown Street Furniture and Vermont Tubbs, which share a factory in say they have suspended operations

As the economy improves, wood industry regulatory issues heat up, with power tool safety and combustible sawdust at the top of the list. In this weeks wood industry review, a slide show of extreme joinery for a wood building constructed without nails.

Residential furniture producer O-Palier has moved its finishing and assembly facility to Malone, NY, from Williamsburg, ON

Combustible dust from wood manufacturing plants faces more regulation as WorkSafeBC, a Canadian authority similar to OSHA, expands its dust controls to include wood and paper operations.

Furniture maker Ethan Allen Operations and OMNOVA Solutions Inc., a manufacturer of decorative laminates and upholstery fabrics, were among companies, organizations and individuals to receive 2012 Environmental Merit Awards from the Region 1 Environmental Protection Agency of New England.

Wellborn Cabinet Inc. has opened online registration for its sixth annual Dream Kitchen Makeover Giveaway.

Canadian housing rose 2.4% to 222,700 units on a seasonally adjusted average in June, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).