Broyhill Furniture Industries must pay $1.25 million to Tyler, Texas-based furniture liquidator Southwest Furniture Brokers for failure to comply with a contract.

ORMA Macchine of Bergamo, Italy, a manufacturer of 3-D laminating technology, has appointed Ed Strahota as its direct sales agent for the North American market.

Furniture manufacturer OFM forecasts a 5 percent drop in public sector furniture spending, with stronger focus on pricing in public sector sales in 2011; government, schools pushing for affordable furniture in wake of budget fight.

Record wildfires still burning in Arizona's ponderosa pine forest are sparking furious debate about forestry policies that some believe gave rise to the conflagration. Where lumber industry programs thin growth and provide raw material for wood pellet fuel and fencing, the fires were more readily controlled, say proponents of such policies.

A large window and door manufacturer, with 26 locations in the U.S. and Canada goes on the auction block June 21.

WASHINGTON -- Sales of new single-family homes increased 7.3% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 323,000 units in April, their best pace since December of 2010, according to figures released by the U.S. Commerce Department.

Samples of the seamless edges and contours that can be achieved with the new Homag laserTec edgebander will be on display as Stiles Machinery presents an exhibit detailing the capabilities of this new technology at the NeoCon business furnishings show next week in Chicago.

PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood (PenPly) sent 50 of its 115 workers home Tuesday, saying that it lacked enough veneer to make plywood.

Woodworking machinery and assets changed hands this week. Among top stories this week were Monarch Industries' machinery sale, DeLeers Millwork sold a majority interest, former IKEA supplier Scanwood Canada will auction equipment, as will Berkline/Benchcraft.

BASTROP, LA -- Southern Plug manufacturing, the scene of a devastating blaze last November, required the services of firefighters on Tuesday to squelch a fire in a wood storage silo.