Amoskeag Woodworking, one of Vermont's largest cabinet and millwork shops, has acquired Morse Hardwoods & Millwork Co., Essex Junction, VT. The state provided over $500,000 in loans; Peoples United Bank almost $1 million.

Amoskeag Woodworking has acquired Morse Hardwoods.

TORONTO -- The 2011 edition of the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS), Canada's premier woodworking event, is moving to the Direct Energy Centre with the new dates of October 27-29.

More than 200 international exhibitors will present their products in the EuroExpo segment at EuroShop 2011, the Global Retail Trade Fair, held in Dusseldorf, Germany, from Feb. 26 to March 2, 2011.

Mexican wood manufacturing sprouts among FSC-certified community-operated forest lands. Separately, a 250,000 square foot Mexican wood manufacturing plant is for sale.

WASHINGTON -- Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. of Bassett, VA, has issued a recall for approximately 90,000 Bassettbaby drop-side cribs with external plastic hardware.

Cabinetry and custom interiors firm Final Finish Manufacturing & Design, Dolton, IL, will be auctioned Dec. 9.

CHICAGO -- Retired Gen. Colin Powell addressed 10,000 in the opening keynote of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild International Conference & Expo on November 17.

LOUISVILLE, KY -- Rev-A-Shelf helped host the annual meeting of the National Closet Group last month.

MOORESVILLE, NC -- Lowe’s Companies Inc., the world’s second largest home improvement retailer, reported net earnings of $404 million for the third quarter ended October 29, a 17.4% increase from the same period a year ago.