ATHENS, GREECE -- Medwood 2012, the national woodworking show of Greece, is scheduled for March 29 to April 1 at the new Metropolitan Expo.

States Industries, a supplier of hardwood plywood panels, awarded the grand prize in its Art of ApplePly design competition to Alan Kaniarz of A.K. Services in Detroit, MI.

SCHOPFLOCH, GERMANY -- Homag Group AG is investing more than $7 million in its Shanghai, China, operation with the goal of doubling sales of woodworking machinery to Chinese manufacturers.

Scott Grissom has been named North American product manager for DMC Wide Belt Sanders, part of SCM Group North America.

ROGUE RIVER, OR -- Murphy Plywood is constructing three buildings totaling approximately 60,000 square feet at its plywood mill in Rogue River.

GAYLORD, MI -- Georgia-Pacific Corp. has given up on trying to sell its particleboard plant in Gaylord that the company closed in 2006, putting more than 200 people out of work.

Wood panel, millwork and roof truss supplier Northeast Building Systems will auction equipment from its plants in Pennsylvania and Illinois.

FormWood says its now has a bamboo panel product that meets domestic manufacture requirements under the Buy America Act.

Cabinetry manufacturer Greenberg Casework says its RedLine Garagegear unit saw a 30 percent increase in 2011 sales; it expects more growth in direct-to-consumer sales