NEW YORK --While Americans value manufacturing for helping raise the standard of living, they also harbor grave doubts about their sons and daughters pursuing manufacturing careers.

ALEXANDRIA, VA -- The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) released International Wood, a buyer’s guide about applications, sources and trends, during the opening of the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, GA.

PHENIX CITY, AL -- Phenix Lumber Co., the operating name of MDLG, was fined $439,400 by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration stemming from the investigation of the death of a worker in a forklift injury and critical injury of a second worker.

LUCKNOW, INDIA -- India's forestry department is having trouble stopping the start up of "unauthorized sawsmills," according to The Times of India.

WASHINGTON -- Sales of newly built, single-family homes declined 12.4% to a record low seasonally adjusted annual rate of 276,000 units in July, according to data released by the U.S. Commerce Department today.

WASHINGTON -- Speaking at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, a chemist for the USDA Forest Service described the development of new soy-based glues that use a substance in soy milk and tofu and could mean a new generation of more eco-friendly furniture, cabinets, flooring and other wood products.

GREENSBORO, NC -- Columbia Forest Products has launched a new web portal with resources it said can help forestland owners manage and improve the performance of their forest land holdings.

TUALATIN, OR -- SawGear, a portable automated length measuring system for miter saws received Journal of Light Constructions’sMost Innovative Products of 2010 award.

MONROE, WA -- Canyon Creek Cabinet Company announced the addition of Brandon Spearman to its Canadian sales team.

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ -- The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), has announced the call for entries to the 2011 NKBA Design Competition.