ABBOTSTOWN, PA -- DC Distributing, a distributor of laminate edgebanding, has added exotic wood veneer to its stocking program.

George Pickow, who with his cabinetmaker and millwright uncle Morris Pickow established a dulcimer-making business in New York City, died Dec. 10.

CHICAGO -- Arrow Lumber Co. has been permanently barred from doing business with Chicago following a Dec. 6 Chicago Tribune report that its owner Donald Beal had admitted in 2007 to taking part in a scheme to defraud taxpayers.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- The 2nd Custom Cabinet Conference will feature the always-popular "Art of Pricing Profitability" seminar.

HIGH POINT, NC -- Smith Leonard PLLC reported that new residential furniture orders for September 2010 were 3% below new orders in September 2009.

MARTINSVILLE, VA -- Hooker Furniture posted net sales of $55.7 million, a 6% year- over-year increase for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended Oct. 31.

SPRINGFIELD, OR -- Swanson Group announced that it will lay off approximately 100 workers at its plywood plant.

TIFFIN, OH -- Ameriwood Industries, a manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture in Tiffin, was cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two alleged repeat safety violations for failing to train employees in safe work practices.

WASHINGTON -- Drop-side cribs, linked to more than 30 children's deaths and more than 11 million recalls in the past decade, have been banned by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

BONNER, MT -- Plans to stimulate redevelopment of the former site of Stimson Lumber into an industrial park is being considered by the Missoula County Board of Commissioners.