Margery Johnson, CEO of custom woodworking firm JK Concepts, tells how her Denver firm improved shop floor workflow, safety, and how it leveraged its Architectural Woodwork Institute Quality Certification to improve production and grow sales.

SANTERAMO IN COLLE, BARI, ITALY --Natuzzi S.pA, Italy's largest furniture manufacturer and a manufacturer of leather-upholstered furniture, announced upholstery net sales of EUR130.9 million, up 12.0% as compared to the second quarter of 2009.

MIAMI -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued seven serious and two repeat safety citations against Flexible Foam Products Inc. for exposing workers to combustible foam dust and other workplace hazards. Proposed penalties total $72,000.

SENECA, KS -- Lag Design Custom Wood Doors Inc. has purchased Industrial Millwork Corp.

BRAKEL-ERKELN, GERMANY -- Vauth-Sagel Group, in announcing it has hired 16 apprentices in its German operations, said it has weathered the economic storm in 2009 through market positioning and successful export efforts.

MILWAUKEE, WI -- The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) announced the winners of its annual awards contest.

AUSTIN, TX -- Star Furniture opened a new, freestanding 75,000-square-foot showroom in North Austin earlier this month.

STATESVILLE, NC -- Smith Phillips Building Supply recently added Ralph Church as an account manager at their Statesville location.

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ -- Top Knobs, a manufacturer of kitchen cabinet hardware, said it has incorporated the three "R's" -- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle -- to its company-wide green strategy.

GAITHERSBURG, MD & CLEVELAND, OH -- Fusion UV Systems Inc. and DVUV Holdings LLC, announced an alliance to jointly market UV-curable powder coating systems for heat sensitive substrates, including MDF.