The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has collaborated with NSF International to develop an environmental impact Product Category Rule (PCR) for the seating industry.

Allsteel Inc. co-sponsored NeoCon's opening keynote speaker yesterday: Richard M. Daley, former mayor of the host city, Chicago. With 700 furnishings exhibitors, NeoCon runs through June 13; 40,000 attendees are expected.

South Dakota is receiving an additional $1 million from the USDA Forest Service to thwart the spread of the pine mountain beetle in the Black Hills National Forest.

CNC manufacturer MultiCam named Chris Haltom North American sales manager; Lance George south central sales manager in Memphis; and Derriest Alexander product manager for five-axis CNC router product lines.

The International Woodworking Fair has released the 2012 finalists for the Design Emphasis competition for student furniture designers.

Office furnishings manufacturer, HON Company, offers catalogs of products in the 20-20 Visual Impression software during NeoCon 2012.

The Tailored Living franchise in East Tennessee announced it is acquiring SpaceMakers, a custom cabinet company in West Knoxville, TN.

Custom Woodworking Business June 2012 issue is now online, featuring Vigilant Woodworks' Spanish Cedar and Moabi rebuild of a historic tobacconist, KBIS design trends, CNC on bamboo and wood veneer tape.

Robert Gronlund, CEO of Wood-Mode of Kreamer, PA, was elected 2012-2013 president of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association during the KCMA's 57th Annual Convention & Leadership Conference held May 22 at the Williamsburg Lodge.

Retail wood fixtures manufacturer Cormark, with $30 million in revenue and 650,000 square feet of operations split between Chicago and China, has retained Equity Partners to find a buyer.