MONCURE, NC -- Uniboard USA LLC announced it has completed its sale of its MDF and thermo-fused melamine (TFM) facilities in Moncure to a subsidiary of Paneles Arauco.

Bassett Furniture CEO Robert Spilman says the emphasis is improving wholesale margins. Restructuring charges related to closed plant demolition dampened earnings fourth quarter. Exports rose 8.4 percent.

A two-year extension to the Softwood Lumber Agreement between the United States and Canada was announced this earlier week. The SLA, which began in 2006, will now remain in effect through October 2015.

Uniboard Canada says now that corporate parent Pfleiderer has ironed out its restructuring, it is back at the helm of its Canadian engineered wood panel and laminate flooring operations, launching a new line of 40 flooring items.

Casework and retail fixture manufacturer Advanced Cabinet Systems (ACS), named Kyle Rennaker to its engineering and development team. Video background on AutoDesk Revit is embedded in the story.

A Canadian sawmill, Scierie Blondeau Inc., received $360,000 in equipment loans from tan arm of the provincial government.

ATHENS, AL -- The Steelcase Foundation has pledged $150,000 to the Athens-Limestone Public Library Foundation, which hopes to convert a former Kroger food store into a new library.

GALLATIN, TN -- Hoeganaes, which experienced three combustible dust explosions and five-related worker deaths last year, has been cited for 11 fire code violations.

Leitz Tooling Systems named Adam Glogowski the regional sales manager for Pennsylvania and New England.