WASHINGTON -- Home builders continue to put far greater faith in multi-family housing than for single-family projects, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Housing Market Index for the 55+ market.

Molder and molding knife maker Williams & Hussey Machine Co., Inc. has redesigned www.williamsnhussey.com.

Wood & Wood Products magazine announced the 2011 Wood Industry Market Leaders.

CLEVELAND -- The Power Tool Institute (PTI) has launched a PR campaign urging woodworkers to join it in opposing the SawStop from becoming a required safety feature for table saws.

In construction hiring, Delaware and New York had the largest monthly gains; Texas and North Dakota added the most jobs for the year

Also among top stories: table saw safety rules; yeast turns pine chips to car fuel; a Toronto-based China wood flooring firm denies fraud claims; U.S store display and fixture makers may see a rise in exports.

Homebuilder Toll Brothers (NYSE:TOL) entered the Seattle market, acquiring the assets and operations of CamWest Development

MONTREAL -- Boralex Inc. has signed a binding agreement to sell its five U.S. wood-residue power stations with a total installed capacity of 186 MW to ReEnergy Holdings LLC for approximately US $93 million.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Stiles Machinery Inc., a distributor of woodworking machinery, has moved its Texas regional office into an expanded facility in Coppell, TX.

Millwork and cabinet manufacturing firm The Millwork House liquidates woodworking machinery, lumber and panel inventory November 29.