U.S. importers and resellers of tropical hardwood lumber have received some additional shipments in recent weeks, report the editors of Hardwood Review. But currency exchange rates are driving up pricing.

STANLEYTOWN, VA -- Stanley Furniture Company Inc. posted a $3.9 million net sales loss for its first quarter of 2011 compared to a net loss of $8.3 million for the same period a year before.

VANCOUVER, BC-- The proliferation of eco-labels and resulting market confusion about the sustainability of competing building products has spurred the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) to support of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).

SAN FRANCISCO -- Roseburg Forest Products has agreed to pay a $75,000 penalty to resolve alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act at its softwood veneer plant in Weed, CA.

Woodworkers and other contractors saw unemployment rate fall to 17.8%.

According to NAHB's Remodeling Market Index, the remodeling market is heading into recovery.

The National Assn. of Remodeling Industry (NARI) celebrates National Home Improvement Month by offering homeowners tips on getting the most value out of remodeling investments.

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX -- A former employee of Texas Plywood and Lumber Co. Inc. was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication after pleading guilty to a workers' compensation fraud-related charge.

Flakeboard announced that Vice President and COO TJ Rosengarth will be leaving the composite panel company this month.

Wood tabletops, wood grain partitions and wood-trimmed ceiling fixtures will be part of a $1 billion makeover now that McDonald's has tested and chosen a U.S. restaurant remodeling template. By 2015, McDonald's will have redone 14,000 U.S. restaurants, reports USA Today, using a Tampa, FL model as a prototype.