Krauss Furniture Shop, Amana, IA, has closed the doors on its manufacturing plant and retail store. A three-day auction begins today.

BLACKSBURG, VA -- Audrey Zink-Sharp, a wood science and forest products professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, has been elected a Fellow of the Society for Wood Science and Technology, an international organization dedicated to advancing the profession of wood science.

COLUMBIA FALLS, MT -- A plywood worker of a Plum Creek plywood plant was reportedly severely injured when a log fell off a piece of equipment and crushed his leg.

Hettich America will host a grand opening of its Buford, GA, facility on Jan. 20.

In ancient Roman, they paid extra for lumber from the best wood species and used veneering to get the grain just right. Photos in Bill Esler's holiday blog on ancient Roman woodworkers.

Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. said it has expanded its selection of interior wood species for windows to include new Lamboo, an engineered, laminated veneer bamboo (LVB) product.

According to a release by ACIMALL for the woodworking machinery industry, the third quarter 2010 showed a slowdown of recovery, after two quarters characterized by rather sustained growth.

The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the launch of LEED for Retail, its newest green building rating system, and the LEED Volume Program, a program designed to meet the certification needs of high-volume property developers.

Housing affordability remained near its highest level nationwide for the seventh consecutive quarter as interest rates dipped below 5 percent for the first time in nearly two decades ago, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index.

Online registration launches Dec. 1 for Asia-Pacific Sourcing, which features products from the Asian-Pacific region from more than 500 suppliers. The show takes place March 9-11, 2011, in Cologne, Germany.