GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Kindel Furniture's former furniture factory went up in flames Monday, destroying a plant that the erstwhile manufacturer called home for nearly 100 years.

WASHINGTON -- Heartland America of Chaska, MN, announced the recall of approximately 5,850 wood stools due to a fall hazard.

BOISE, ID -- Boise Cascade announced it will shut down its wood beam plant in Emmet, ID, putting approximately 40 people out of work by June.

TROY, MI -- solidThinking Inc. has added Cadsoft Solutions Ltd. of Cambridge, United Kingdom, to its network of worldwide distributors.

HICKORY, NC - Sunbelt Furniture Xpress and Shull Transport say they entered into a definitive agreement to combine effective April 29th, 2011.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Steelcase Inc. has purchased substantially all of the assets of bkm Total Office, one of its New England contract furniture dealers.

The 4th Potomac Forum on Illegal Logging and Associated Trade explored changes that are having a positive impact, including government regulations such as the Lacey Act, increased market demand for legal products, and growing expertise among conservation groups and the private sector.

The Association for Retail Environments has launched two new apps for Supplier | Connect, its search function connecting retailers to the hundreds of A.R.E. member suppliers and designers.

EthoSource specializes in the recycling and refurbishing of used office furniture, providing Furniture Management Services for companies across the United States.

Wood turning manufacturer Glacial Wood Products and international artist Andrzej J. Olejniczak and have collaborated on a unique geometric work of art.