MNOVA Solutions announced Sept. 23 that it will immediately suspend coated material production at its Taicang, China plant and consolidate the operation into its Shanghai, China facility, pending future improvement in the domestic and export furniture and automotive upholstery markets.

Labor Dept., IRS and 12 states look at home builder subcontractors who skip witholding by making employees independent contractors. Masco's ongoing auction of its long-dormant Kraftmaid plant in Utah, and Gibson vs. Lacey flap continues in this weeks' wood news.

United Furniture Industries, Okolonka, MS, says it will launch manufacturing and warehousing operations for Simmons Upholstery in a 500,192-square-foot industrial facility in Victoville, CA.

CLOSETS Magazine recently launched its new website, CLOSETSDaily.com

American Woodcrafters is recalling 180 wood twin bunk beds and loft bunk beds due to faulty upper guard rails.

Woodworkers from several quarters, including Frank Miller Lumber, Acme Floor, Mark Richey Woodworking and Casavants Freres contributed to Helzberg Hall, Kansas City Symphony's acoustically tuned new quarters that opened this week.

Responding to the recent controversy over the Lacey Act and actions taken against Gibson Guitar for alleged violations, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), voiced his continued support for the illegal logging rule.

Builder confidence held steady in Sept. on the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, dipping one point to 14.

Frank Miller Lumber provides 20,000 square feet of 3" red oak to Acme Floor Co for the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Downtown Kansas City, MO

Furniture and cabinet making firm Bucks County Furniture, Ltd. Telford, PA, is relocating and liquidating equipment and lumber, including sales, planers, jointers, and lumber (pine, cherry, poplar, tiger maple),