CHARLOTTE, NC -- Time is running out to take advantage of discount early-bird registration for the 7th Annual Closets & Home Organization Conference & Expo.

ATHENS, AL -- Steelcase, a manufacturer of office furniture and the largest industry employer in Athens, will add an unspecified number of jobs to its current workforce of approximately 850 within the next nine months.

Schattdecor Inc., manufacturer of printed decor paper used for the surface embellishment of residential and kitchen furniture and laminate flooring, opened its St. Louis, MO

Corey Brinkema, president of the Forest Stewardship Council and Rick Cantrell, vice president and COO of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, are among the presenters scheduled to speak at the 3rd Dollars & Sense of Going Green Conference, March 17-18.

ZEELAND, MI -- Office furniture manufacturer Herman Miller Inc. has opened what it calls its first company store in Tokyo Japan.

CCI Media LLC says it has acquired CabinetMakerFDM from WATT Publishing Co.

RESTON, VA -- The 45th edition of the Where to Buy Hardwood Plywood, Veneer and Engineered Hardwood Flooring Buyers' Guide and Membership Directory is now available from the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association.

Dept. of Commerce says it "preliminarily determined" Chinese wood bedroom furniture manufacturers did indeed dump goods on the U.S. market, making "sales to the United States at prices below normal value" in 2009, and retroactive tariffs will be levied. China furniture tariffs were among the top stories from a week of blizzards, closures, and fires.

HIGH POINT, NC -- Diamond Hill Plywood Co. (DHP), based in Darlington, NC, was named 2011 Supplier of the Year by the Southern Building Materials Association’s (SBMA).

Hardwood trade groups say they are nearing launch of a promotion hardwood as a brand, through the United Hardwood Brand