WARREN, MI -- Art Van Furniture has inked an agreement with World of Floors to offer Art Van World of Floors, a store-within-a-store concept at all of its retail outlets.

HIGH POINT, NC, and LAS VEGAS -- The newly created International Market Centers L.P. (IMC), which invested approximately $1 billion for furniture showrooms in High Point and Las Vegas, will debut at the Summer Vegas Market next month and Fall High Point Market in October.

Sino-Forest Corp. said it will purchase forest-plantations for long-term planting.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WFT) said forest fires that caused substantial damage to Slave Lake, Alberta and the surrounding area forced it to suspend operations

The Company claims its vision for the future will maintain its legacy as one of North America's leading lumber and building product companies.

Overall operating rates based on current total estimated production capacity increased to approximately 34% in the most recent quarter compared to 26% in the previous quarter and 21% in the first quarter of 2010.

Precision Innovations Inc. has acquired a controlling interest in 60-employee DeLeers Millwork, a Green Bay, WI commercial wood interiors firm. Its operations will be paired with PerMar Ltd., Germantown, WI.

Interstate + Lakeland Lumber Corp. will offer EcoBlu wood treatment products.

Haworth Inc. will soon have three products exclusively available for retail at Crate and Barrel stores and through its online catalog.

Minwax selected Bossier KIDS Inc. as the grand prize winner in the 2010 Community Craftsman Award Program.