WASHINGTON -- The Window & Door Dealers Alliance (WDDA) announced the keynote speakers for the 2nd Annual Window & Door Dealers (WDD) Forum.

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn. has issued a statement in support of the National Academy of Sciences' critical review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's risk assessment of formaldehyde.

Domtar Corp. announced it was a co-sponsor of the Rainforest Alliance 2011 Annual Gala, held May 11 in New York.

The Swan Corp. has appointed Dixie Plywood & Lumber Co. as its new Swanstone solid surface products representative in Florida, excluding the Panhandle.

CARSON, CA -- Enkeboll Designs introduced its "new look" to visitors at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show last month and will do so again at HD Expo this week.

Popular writers, bloggist and industry personalities from Woodworking Network will be on hand at AWFS to meet you, and even put you online in custom "Say hello from AWFS Fair" videos.

QualityCabinets, a unit of Masco, further broadened its online design tool offerings at KBIS, launching an application built on Google SketchUp, an on online collaborative software application. The move follows a January launch by QualityCabinets of ProCision, an online design application for professional installers.

WASHINGTON -- The Boiler MACT and Commercial and Industrial Incineration (CISWI) rules are so flawed they should go back to the drawing board, according to a petition filed by the American Forest & Paper Association and nine other organizations.

Cabinetry design and installation technology news from April's KBIS Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas continues to percolate through the wood industry. Also this week: first U.S. laser edgebanders, a furniture factory fire, video of the world's largest wood structure, wood waste to jet fuel, a Steelcase buy and Paladin Industries expands.

The U.S. wood manufacturing sector is poised for recovery, says a new industry study, with more than 90 percent of companies planning to hire. Half or more expect to make capital investments, says the report, but most firms will pay cash or lease, avoiding banks and speeding the expansion and retooling plans. This and other positive news was delivered during last week's Wood Industry Conference.