WASHINGTON --The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is offering financial incentives for attendees to register early for the 2011 International Builders' Show (IBS), January 12-15 in Orlando, FL.

KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA -- Fire investigation officials suspect an electrical short circuit ignited a massive fire at a plywood factory here on the morning of July 31.

Acadian Timber Corp. reported healthy financial and operating results for the three months ended June 26.

SEATTLE -- Plum Creek Timber Company Inc. (NYSE: PCL) announced second quarter earnings of $35 million on revenues of $258 million.

Power jointer accident in woodshop class results in teen amputating two fingers, lawyers charge.

VANCOUVER, BC -- Western Forest Products Inc. reported net income for the second quarter of 2010 ended June 30 of $9.5 million on sales of $181.5 million.

WASHINGTON -- The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) announced that Ben Bell and Paul Poe have each been named director of AF&PA Government Affairs.

VANCOUVER, BC - Western Forest Products, a manufacturer of lumber, announced it has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers Union on a new four-year labor contract, which covers the vast majority of Western's unionized hourly workforce, including USW Locals 1-85 and 1-1937 and the Council of USW Locals certified for certain divisions of WFP.

LANDOVER, MD -- Thompson Creek Window Company President Rick Wuest received a Baltimore SmartCEO 2010 Circle of Excellence Award, which recognizes 10 Greater Baltimore CEOs who have demonstrated specific leadership attributes that have made them uniquely successful in the business community.

LAMAR, MO -- Roger Shaw & Associates Inc. plans to hold an "out of the box" lean manufacturing event during the International Woodworking Fair, Aug. 25-28 in Atlanta.