WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently voted 4-1 to extend the stay of enforcement for testing and certification of lead content in children’s products until December 31.

LANE COUNTY, OR -- The local lumber and plywood business is receiving a big boost in new orders from China.

WAYLAND, NY -- Contract furniture manufacturer Gunlocke, recently completed a $75,000 makeover of Crisis Nursery, winner of its Grand Prize $75,000 “Office Needs for Good Deeds" contest.

SOPERTON, GA -- Range Fuels says it needs to find more funding on top of the $320 million it has already spent to renew its cellulosic ethanol plant in Georgia.

Wood-to-energy grants totaling $5.5 million are being awarded to Maine schools, which will use the money to engineer wood chip-based heating systems to replace oil as a fuel source.

Masco Cabinetry, Ann Arbor, MI-based manufacturer of KraftMaid, Merillat, QualityCabinets cabinet lines and the DeNova countertops, has been named a Smart Business Cleveland 2011 "Evolution of Manufacturing” award winner.

Wood manufacturing jobs remain sparse and applicants many for the openings for cabinetry, furnishings production and wood processing workers. Forestry, construction and building have the most jobs seekers per opening, say Bureau of Labor Statistics and Conference Board figures.

West Fraser Timber says demand from China benefited lumber operations, while plywood prices fell from increased U.S. competition.

Ainsworth Lumber pays CDN $20 million to close on buyout of the remaining 50% of Footner Oriented Strandboard Mill in High Level, Alberta

Eastern Ontario wood products industry says it is receiving technical guidance and education from the Government of Canada's Community Adjustment Fund, aimed at developing sustainability and growth of wood industries.