The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced plans to purchase an easement on 67,347 forest acres from the Lyme St. Croix Forest Company for $17,267,000.

Two-month price forecast for hard maple, soft maple and poplar.

Fire caused an estimated $2 million in damage to Pioneer Cabinetry, gutting the Tillsonburg, ON-based custom cabinet shop. According to a report in the Tillsonburg News, police determined that the May 14 fire at the 8,000-square-foot facility did “not appear to be suspicious.”

Cabinetry refacing firm U.S. Home Systems, Inc. reported highest ever income, on an 8.3% revenue rise. It makes kitchen cabinet refacing products, bathroom remodeling products, storage organization systems for closets and garages..

Business recovery moves unevenly through wood manufacturing sales rise at Norcraft Cabinets (coupled with widening losses), a divestment by business furnishings firm Haworth, and layoffs during Chapter 11 at Lumber Products. Louisiana Pacific and U.S. Home Systems sales rise.

A woodworking employee of Parisi Incorporated, a manufacturer of custom architectural woodwork and store fixtures, sustained serious injuries when his arm caught in a press that was in operation at the plant.

Louisiana-Pacific (NYSE: LPX) says wood product sales were 9 percent. higher than a year ago. 'For the first time in many years, the housing news has been positive and this was reflected in our results'-Curt Stevens, CEO

Universal Forest Products (Nasdaq: UFPI) acquired MSR Forest Products, an Alabama supplier of lumber products for manufactured home builders. It plans to

The Center for Forest and Wood Certification, an adjunct of the University of Kentucky, Department of Forestry Extension, recently earned Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification from Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).