BASSETT, VA -- Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. announced consolidated sales for the quarter ended August 28, 2010 were $58.5 million as compared to $57.7 million for the quarter ended August 29, 2009, an increase of 1.5%.

NORTON, MA -- Bernie & Phyl’s Furniture, a furniture retailing chain serving New England, opened its first Rhode Island store in Warwick today.

OTTAWA, ON -- Canadian housing starts dipped 1.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 186,400 units in September, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Sawmill fire reported at Pendley Wood Products.

RESTON, VA -- August cabinet sales declines 1.7% in August compared to the prior year, according to participating members of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association monthly Trend of Business Survey.

“Alexander Designs” Brand Drop-Side Cribs Sold Exclusively at JCPenney Recalled for Repair Due to Entrapment, Suffocation and Fall Hazards.

CITY OF COMMERCE, CA -- The Association of Woodworking and Furniture Suppliers announced "good news" for exhibitors contracting for the 2011 AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.

NORCROSS, GA -- Hitachi Power Tools said it is offering a lifetime warranty on all of its Lithium ion cordless tools.

WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) released its 111th congressional Voting Record on manufacturing issues.

On Sept. 28, the Composite Panel Assn. Board elected its 2011 officers. They are: Mike Blosser, Louisiana-Pacific, 2011 chairman-elect; James Hogg, Uniboard Canada, vice chairman-elect; and Bryan Wilson, Temple-Inland, is secretary/treasurer-elect.