WASHINGTON -- West Elm, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc. of San Francisco, issued a voluntary recall of approximately 840 dining tables due to 14 reports of wooden bases collapsing.

KREAMER, PA -- Bingaman & Son Lumber Inc. provided thermo-treated wood by the the winning entry of the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathalon.

HIGH POINT, NC -- U.S. new orders of residential furniture rose 11% in October compared to the same month in 2010.

MOORESVILLE, N.C.-- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (LOW) has beefed up its web presence with the acquisition of Allied Trade Group (ATG) Stores, an online retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products based in Kirkland, WA.

MONCURE, NC -- Uniboard USA LLC, a subsidiary of Pfleiderer AG, has reached an agreement to sell its MDF and thermo-fused melamine (TFM) facilities in Moncure to a subsidiary of Paneles Arauco S.A.

Residential woodwork and crown moulding franchise Just Moulding says the recession killed demand for its moulding services, while prospective franchisees couldn't get loans to open new outlets.

The impending merger of International Paper Co. and Temple-Inland has been postponed for nearly a month, giving the U.S. Department of Justice more time to conclude its regulatory review.

Grizzly Industrial has issued its 2012 catalog. At 710 pages (the 2011 catalog was 698 pages) it features woodworking and metalworking machinery for every application.

Woodworking college scholarships applications are due March 3, 2012 at the Woodworking Machinery Industry Assn. Educational Foundation

WEST CHESTER, PA -- Richard T. Byrnes Sr., an icon of the U.S. woodworking machinery industry, passed away December 21. He was 98.