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The Fresh Wood student woodworking competition is seeking submissions to its contest.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The third “Dollars & Sense of Going Green” conference is being organized by the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue University and Wood & Wood Products.

Wood production technologies made an appearance at The International Manufacturing Technology Show. While IMTS (it closes a six-day run in Chicago's McCormick Place tomorrow), was geared mostly to metals manufacturing, it touched on robotics, CAD/CAM, ERP and even CNC routers and laser engravers.

Office furniture giant Haworth’s global headquarters and the San Francisco and New York City showrooms recently achieved LEED Gold certification from the USGBC. The Holland, MI-based headquarters also earned the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR rating.

The U.S. Commerce Department reports that the international trade deficit in goods and services decreased to $42.8 billion in July from $49.8 billion (revised) in June, as exports increased and imports decreased.

Canadian office systems manufacturer Inscape Corp. announced slight gains in first quarter sales for fiscal 2011. The company posted sales of $17.7 million for the period.

CLEVELAND, OH -- Sherwin-Williams has reached an agreement to purchase Arch Industrial Wood Coatings of Pianoro, Italy, which trades under the Sayerlack brand name.

HIGH POINT, NC -- The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) is introducing Eco3Home, a furniture labeling program designed to help manufacturers communicate a product’s safety, health and environmental features to consumers.