Research by the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Lab into the causes of baseball bat shattering has resulted in a 50 percent reduction of incidences, according to Major League Baseball.

Kimball Office has expanded its line of Villa lounge seating with the addition of a youth line, high-back series and multiple storage and power/data options. The new products will be available in the fall.

Panel processor Stevens Industries Inc. said it expects to grow 50% by this time next year through sales of its new American-made StevensWood textured laminates.

Green standards and pilot programs signaling a new era of transparency, uniformity, verification and accountability were announced at the 2011 NeoCon and more announcements are expected in July at the AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.

Phenix Lumber, a sawmill in Phenix City, AL, and its principal, John M. Dudley, have been slapped with penalties totaling more than $1.9 million by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Cabinetry and wood building products manufacturer Patrick Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATK) said it completed the acquisition of assets of Praxis Group.

WASHINGTON -- The Inter-Industry Wood Dust Coordinating Committee (IWDCC) is urging the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH) to restore wood dust to its Under Study List.