Kirk Gibson's iconic black finished maple Worth Tennessee Thumper bat sold for a whopping $575,912 at auction and his jersey went for $303,277 in SCP Auctions’ October/November auction.(See video.)

Award winning wood design students from Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) say they are already strategizing for the next big competition, at the AWFS show in Las Vegas in July 2011.

Wood headlines the latest issue of Malt Advocate magazine, with a cover story "Good Wood" on managing aging casks at distilleries.

HOLLYWOOD, FL --The Association of Retail Environments elected Bob Riley of DSA/Phototech of Carson, CA, as its new president, at A.R.E.'s annual convention last month.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Klise Manufacturing has introduced several new decorative lineal wood mouldings to its “Ready-to-Ship” program.

BURLINGTON, ON -- AXYZ International, a supplier of CNC routing and engraving machines, recently manufactured its 4,000th AXYZ machine to coincide with 20 years of continuous global operations.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Stiles Machinery of Grand Rapids, MI, Microvellum of Central Point, OR and TradeSoft of Marietta, GA, are the newest additions to the TechCentre at the 7th Annual Closets & Home Organization Conference & Expo.

LASALLE, QC -- Patella Woodworking Inc., an architectural woodwork firm, filed for bankruptcy Nov. 12 in the Superior Court in Bankruptcy and Insolvency (Commercial Division) of Montreal.

Southern Finishing will consolidate its eastern U.S. prefinished cabinetry and furniture components production in the former Hooker Manufacturing building, investing $1.7 million in the operations in the City of Martinsville.

Bob Duncan, CEO of American Leather, was elected 2011 chairman of the American Home Furnishings Alliance during the annual meeting in Scottsdale, AZ.