Store fixture and wood display manufacturer Showbest Fixtures named Michele Weitzel VP sales, and Elizabeth Hamlett LEED AP as director of marketing

Canadian cabinetry firms Cuisines Meubles J. Parent Inc. was awarded C$69,700 in a government loan, to acquire a cabinet door production line. The

ROSEVILLE, CA -- SierraPine plans to shut down one of its two MDF production lines at its Rocklin, CA, mill on Dec. 15, resulting in the layoffs of 51 workers.

Pine wood pretreated with heat and chemicals can be converted to ethanol using a super yeast, says researchers at the University of Georgia.

American Cherry was the top species in four categories of wood furniture surveyed at last month's High Point, NC, Furniture Market, says a study by the American Hardwood Manufacturers, Inc., a lumber industry group.

U.S. retailers, expecting big growth offshore, still say they plan to source displays from North American woodworking and fixture firms.

AUSTIN, TX – Discount registration is now available for the 8th Annual Closets Expo, Feb. 16-17, 2012 at the Austin Convention Center.

Single-family housing starts rose 3.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000 units in October, according to newly released data from the U.S. Commerce Department.

TORONTO -- Norbord Inc. (TSX: NBD, NBD.WT), manufacturer of wood-based panels, reported a $1 million loss in the third quarter of 2011 compared to a $4 million loss in Q3 2010.

Cabinetry firms reported steady growth, some aggressively expanding like Northern Contours, whose announcement of hiring plans was the most view story this week at Woodworking Network.