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John Henderson has launched the John Henderson and Co. woodworking machinery distributorship in Las Vegas, NV.

BASSETT, VA -- Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:BSET) reported sales of $57.8 million for the quarter ended May 27 as compared to $57.7 million for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 0.2%.

MARTINSVILLE, VA -- American of Martinsville Inc. (AOM) and Barcalounger Corp. Co., which filed for joint Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, are on the auction block.

NARAYANGANJ, BANGLADESH -- Appoximately 50 people were injured due to a fire July 6 at the Star Particleboard factory, accordint to bdnews24.

Kimball Office and interstuhl lines attained e3 level certification by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA

TORONTO — Commercial forest plantation company, Sino-Forest Corp., announced that its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Sino-Panel (China) Investments Ltd. has entered into a Co-operative Framework Agreement with the China Development Bank Corp. Guangdong Branch (CDB).CDB could provide project financing of up to 10 billion RMB (US$1.5 billion) to support Sino-Panel’s projects in China.

LAC-MEGANTIC, QC -- Tafisa Canada, a manufacturer of melamine panels, announced the appointment as Jean Saint-Pierre as marketing manager.

LEESBURG, VA -- The Composite Panel Association has formed the Industry Biomass Council (IBC) "to effectively monitor and positively influence government regulations to ensure a sustainable, cost-effective wood supply for the composite panel industry.”

MONROE, WA -- Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. recently added a new wood species -- Rustic Beech -- to its Cornerstone (framed) and Millennia (frameless) lines.