Mankato CabinetCraft says it has formed a joint venture with Innovative Cabinetry. The two privately held woodworking firms are located near Minneapolis.

MasterBrand Cabinets' Kinston, NC plant, which makes the Martha Stewart Living cabinetry line, had a star visitor today: Martha Stewart.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- The 2011 Custom Cabinet Conference got off to a rousing start on Thursday.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- The Association of Closet and Storage Professionals presented its Fourth Annual Pioneer Award to CLOSETS magazine at the 7th Annual Closets and Home Organization Conference and Expo.

WASHINGTON -- Builder confidence for new, single-family homes remained unchanged at 16 for a fourth consecutive month in February, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

PARKERSBURG, WV -- Woodcraft's latest contest will send the winner to meet Tommy MacDonald, host of "Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac."

Multiax International, an Italian wood and metal CNC router manufacturer,says it is now building machines in Grand Rapids, MI.

CHARLOTTE, NC — Harold Locklear of Locklear Cabinet & Woodwork took top honors in the 2011 Top Shelf Awards presented last night at the Closets Conference & Expo.

Closets Expo tops wood manufacturing news this week, as furnishings capital Charlotte, NC becomes the epicenter of secondary wood markets activity, with a vibrant show at the convention center, and big nearby news: Wilkesboro, NC-based Lowe's adds 50,000 jobs and machinery maker Delmac, Greensboro, NC is absorbed by SCM Group.

Certification for closets professionals was announced at the 2011 Closets Conference and Expo, where attendee counts are set to beat last year's numbers. The home storage solutions show floor area doubled for a 50 percent jump in exhibitors at the Charlotte, NC Convention Center.