OSHA will inspect a March 17 air compressor tank explosion at Dey Woodworking, Clifton, NJ. The force blew out windows and injured at least two, one seriously.

Start-up venture Grand Woodworking in Naples, FL, pairs up an Internet entrepreneur with a veteran custom millwork craftsman.

A table saw safety law introduced in California's assembly was the most-viewed item this week. Wood industry retooling and refinancing reports drew lots page views, including an online marketing initiative by MasterBrand Cabinets aimed at consumers.

Crawford Furniture Manufacturing has received court approval to liquidate, and will auction its manufacturing equipment April 24.

WASHINGTON - Approximately 150 workers laid off late last year by Andersen Windows & Doors are covered in a $656,098 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to provide employment-related assistance.

MARSHFIELD, MO - Architectural Components Group Inc., a manufacturer of wood wall, suspended wood ceiling systems and other commercial wood veneer products, will receive a $740,000 zero-interest government loan toward financing the expansion of its manufacturing facility.

Manufactured home shipments rose 42.1 percent in January 2012, says the Manufactured Housing Institute. Results are drawn from 45 companies operating 121 plants.

Woodworking machinery firms Schelling America and IMA America announced they will exhibit together for the third consecutive time at IWF 2012, the International Woodworking Fair.

Jean Mignault, founder of wood products design software firm 20-20 Technologies, Inc., has been named NKBA's 2012 inductee into the Kitchen & Bath Industry Hall of Fame. He will be honored on April 24 at KBIS 2012 kitchen and bath show in Chicago

Solid Surface Craftsman, Inc. says will hire 10 employees by the end of April, to fulfill $1 million in new contracts for delivering custom vanity countertops. The company has exclusive contracts with Lowe's and Home Depot.