Asia's demand for logs and timber, and hemlock chips converted to viscose pulp by Cosmo Specialty Fiber, has revived business at a previously slow-moving Port of Gray Harbor in western Washington State.

A luxury home by Phil Kean won the Golden Aurora Award in the 2011 Aurora Awards design competition presented at the 33rd annual Southeast Building Conference last month. Cabinetry Creations, Orlando, FL, was on the winning team that designed and built the $3 million, 4,700 square foot home.

CITY OF COMMERCE, CA -- The Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) observed its 100th anniversary during the AWFS Fair, July 20-23 in Las Vegas, NV.

Castle announced the launch of CSI-Next for pocket joinery and screw insertion in under two seconds. It debuted at the AWFS Fair 2011 woodworking show.

House of Reeves, a historic furniture store in a London suburb, was destroyed by fire in the riots.

A new furniture manufacturer will open in Lincoln County, NC, this fall and is expected to hire approximately 130 people by the end of 2012.

Wood interiors and casegoods firms, including Woodworking OC and Steelcase, are adopting Google Sketchup, an online design tool, to engage customers in collaborative 3D renderings in planning projects.

Drawer Box Specialties' President Glen Blankenship demonstrates the company's new automated recycling center that opens via a foot pedal and automatically closes.

Employees at Danville,VA-based EBI, an IKEA supplier of upholstered furniture and other products, will soon vote on union representation.

LANCASTER, PA -- The All-American Furniture Expo will be held at the Lancaster County Convention Center.