WEST CHICAGO, IL -- Synergy Builders, a design-build home remodeling company, has added Wellborn Closet Systems to its product offerings.

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A recovery in home improvement spending will soon be underway according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released July 15 by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

PORT ANGELES, WA -- Peninsula Plywood thanked 24th District Rep. Kevin Van de Wege for his help in obtaining state financial aid for reopening the mill.

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- IKEA, an international home furnishings retailer, has rolled out its 2011 catalog in the United States.

WOODBURY, NY-- Jennifer Convertibles Inc. (JENN), a retailer of home furnishings announced today that the company and its subsidiaries have filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

EAST GREENVILLE, PA -- Knoll Inc. (NYSE: KNL) announced that net sales for its second quarter ended June 30 were $192.3 million, a decrease of 4.9% from the second quarter 2009.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 5-0 to approve proposed new mandatory standards that would effectively prohibit the sale and resale of drop-side cribs.

WASHINGTON -- Approximately 82,000 drop-side cribs were recalled July 14 by Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc. of San Francisco.

BINH PHUOC, VIETNAM -- Ground was broken last week for what is being billed at Asia's largest plan for manufacturing medium density fiberboard.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- EcoBold, provider for online video reviews of various green and eco-friendly household products, announced a six-month extension of its One Million Trees Project.