LAS VEGAS -- President Bill Clinton will be the keynote speaker for the Summer 2011 Las Vegas Market, Aug. 1-5.

LEESBURG, VA -- Propelled by a big gain of hardboard, North American composite panel shipments edged up 1.7% in March to 520 MMSF compared to 518 MMSF (3/4-inch basis) for the same month last year.

HOLLYWOOD, FL -- Denny Gerdeman, principal of Columbus, OH-based Chute Gerdeman was elected as president of the PAVE Board of Directors during a March 27 meeting in Las Vegas during GlobalShop.

DES PLAINES, IL -- The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named immediate past president Paul Zuch, CR, of Capital Improvements in Allen, TX, as its chairman of the board and elevated Michael Hydeck, MCR, CKBR, of Hydeck Design Build in Telford, PA, to the office of president.

BUFFALO, NY -- Advantage Trim & Lumber is offering ipe wood decking tiles as an alternative to concrete for patios.

MANHEIM, PA -- Guyon Industries, a wood siding treatment and prefinishing firm, saw three of four buildings destroyed in an early-morning fire April 20.

ST. LOUIS -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Certified Biobased Product Label offers new opportunities for companies producing soy-based products, including wood adhesives.

FORT WAYNE, IN -- Do It Best Corp., a lumber, hardware and building materials cooperative, has extended its subscription with DemandTec Inc. to provide Planning & Management and Promotion Execution software services.

Michelle Obama canceled a White House Earth Day event, and Earth Day celebrations were held under mostly cloudy skies. Global warming notwithstanding, rainy cold and wet weather was found across much of North America Friday, April 22.

ST. PAUL, MN -- H.B. Fuller Co. says it acquired privately held Liquamelt Corp., an Ohio manufacturer of an innovative, patented Liquamelt adhesive system.