Blum Inc. has announced plans to invest $18.5 million dollars over the next two years in equipment upgrades and facility expansion at its U.S. plant.

HELOTES, TX -- Venetian Marble & Granite has been cited for allegedly exposing its employees to unsafe levels of crystalline silica particles by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Cabinetry manufacturer Pacific Crest Industries has recently replaced its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system with the new 20-20 Technologies Enterprise inSight 5.0

WASHINGTON -- U.S. housing affordability in the final quarter of 2010 was the best it has been in the 20 years since the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI) was started.

A road-show auction of cabinetry for kitchen and bath, interior wood doors, flooring, windows, moulding and lumber and building materials is being staged by Peak Auctioneering.

OTTAWA, ON --The Canadian housing construction industry is poised for two years of growth, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's (CMHC) first quarter Housing Market Outlook.

HIGH POINT, NC -- Furniture showrooms with a combined 5.6 million square feet of space, are on the verge of getting new owners.

DIBOLL, TX -- Bryan Wilson, recently promoted to vice president of sales and marketing with Temple-Inland, was recently sworn in to the Diboll City Council to fill a vacated position.

LEESBURG, VA -- The Composite Panel Association has updated its list of CARB-compliant products offered by more than 40 companies.

DETROIT -- Steelcase is among West Michigan businesses supporting the proposed New International Trade Crossing that would connect Detroit and Windsor, ON.