Builder confidence in the 55+ housing market for single-family homes rose four points to 18 compared to the same period a year ago, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders' 55+ Housing Market Index.

Jim Sherbert has stepped down as CEO of Bush Industries. Sherbert, who has been CEO of the casegoods and RTA furniture manufacturer since August 2005, will retire in the spring.

BURNS LAKE, BC -- Logs awaiting processing at the destroyed Babine Forest Products sawmill are being hauled to other area sawmills, including Canfor in Houston, and West Fraser in Fraser Lake.

Lowe's kitchen and bath cabinetry department employees will now be trained and certified by the National Kitchen and Bath Association.

WASHINGTON —Some 2.2 million acres of forestland has been added to the Forest Legacy Program's protected list.

A hemlock tree infestation in Ohio has led state agriculture officials to cut and burn infested trees. In Maine, the Hemlock-killing Wooly Adelgid is spreading

CLEVELAND -- The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) posted consolidated net sales of $8.77 billion for 2011, an increase of 12.7% over 2010.

WASHINGTON -- Prosecution of Lacey Act violations would be limited to civil penalties under a bill introduced on Thursday by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).