PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood (PenPly) is past-due on paying the City of Port Angeles nearly $280,000 on its utility bills.

U.S. home ownership is at 65.1, its second highest level. And in its headcount and review of the U.S. last year, the Census Bureau found there were 15 million vacant housing units, up 43.8 percent from the 2000

NAHB's homebuilder's index shows 23 individual housing markets improving under its new gauge's parameters.

Furniture shipper American West Worldwide Express has been acquired by Josh Brown, a former furniture manufacturer who hopes to pick up business from the shuttered Furniture Transport Group.

Perfect Closet is among companies singled out for achievements in marketing in the 2011 WOOD 100 recognition program. Moreale will also be among presenters in a free November 30 webcast: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success.

Furniture is among sectors for which the U.S. will become increasingly attractive for production of goods sold to consumers in North America.

Crawford Furniture has reopened its Jamestown, NY, residential furniture manufacturing plant, shuttered since August. According to the Buffalo News, 100 laid-off workers returned to work earlier this week.

Mebane, NC-based custom wood furniture manufacturer Craftique launched a custom cabinetry line to add to its handcrafted mahogany bedroom, dining room and accent pieces.

TORONTO -- The most expansive educational woodworking conference ever staged in Canada takes place at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS).

China cabinetry firm opens U.S. plant; MasterBrand Cabinets lays off 150 as it spins off from Fortune Brands; a fire relocates Master Woodcraft Cabinetry factory site; Asian casegoods copycats must pay $1.3 million - these and more topped the week's wood stories.