COLUMBIA, SC -- CMARK International Inc., a global provider of facility and logistic support services for government and commercial institutions, recently completed three major furnishing projects for U.S. Federal Facilities in Texas, Florida, and North Carolina.

DENVER -- Wood pallet recycler IFCO systems was fined $67,765 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for alleged machine guarding violations.

Purchases of furniture and cars are up, says TD Economics, as the U.S. economic recovery is continuing to gain traction as it moves further away from the financial crisis and recession.

Kid Brands fires president of LaJobi children's wood furniture subsidiary after finding incorrect import duties were applied on wooden furniture imported from vendors in China, resulting in a violation of anti-dumping regulations.

Veneer Technologies named the judging panel for the seventh annual Craftsman’s Challenge, a national design competition that highlights achievement in the use of natural wood veneer products.

Cleora Sterling, a Mebane, NC architectural millwork products firm, was awarded an incumbent workforce development grant by the State of North Carolina.

The Associated General Contractors of America has released a new national plan detailing measures to stimulate demand for construction. Officials said the plan was needed to reverse construction employment declines that have taken place in 317 out of 337 metro areas since January 2007.

Mike and Teresa Scanlan of Park City, UT, have been named the grand prize winners of the Freud/Woodcraft “Creative Glass Panel” competition.

Wood pellet exports from the US and Canada to Europe reached 1.6 million tons in 2010, a doubling of shipments in just two years, says an industry research group. The demand is driven by a European Union initiative to derive more power from renewable resources.

Sino-Forest says revenue from its engineered wood flooring manufacturing operations increased 51 percent to $22.8 million in the fourth quarter 2010, and increased 48% to $68.3 million for the full year 2010.