CertainTeed Corp. will be the primary sponsor on Joe Nemechek's number 13 Chevrolet during the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. (PRNewsFoto/CertainTeed Corporation)

MADRAS, OR -- Bright Wood Corp., a secondary lumber remanufacturer of window and door components, casings and other millwork products, laid off about 140 workers at its Madras and Redmond, OR, plants Feb. 8, according to KTVZ.com.

DIXON, IL -- Raynor Worldwide Inc., a privately-held supplier of residential and commercial garage door products, will bring 30 new jobs to its Dixon, IL, location when it closes its Duncan, SC, manufacturing and distribution center and moves two of its product lines to Dixon, according to saukvalley.com.

SEATTLE, WA -- Maxon Furniture Inc., a national office furniture manufacturer and provider of workspace planning tools, as well as an operating company of HNI Corp., introduced its new headquarters and showroom Feb. 9, during an open house, highlighted by tours, presentations, and culinary delicacies of the Northwest, according to the company.

WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Amarr, a garage door manufacturer and distributor, will partner with

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Steelcase Inc. announced that more than 20 of its product lines have received Indoor Advantage certification from Scientific Certification Systems, an independent third-party certifier.

MONROE, MI – La-Z-Boy Inc. announced its operating results for its fiscal 2007 third quarter ended January 27. Net sales for the quarter were down 9.6% to $403.9 million when compared to the same period of 2006. The company posted a per-share loss of $0.15, which included an after-tax $0.28 per-share loss from discontinued operations. For the nine months that ended January 27, net sales were $1.2 billion, a decrease of 2.8% compared with the prior-year period.

TORONTO –  Office furniture manufacturer Teknion Corp. announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2006 and the year ended November 30, 2006. Fourth quarter sales for fiscal 2006 were $176.6 million compared to $173.1 for the same period of 2005. For the year, sales were $631.3 million versus $606.2 million in 2005. All geographic regions recorded higher sales in fiscal 2006 compared to fiscal 2005.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI --Universal Forest Products Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, announced Feb.

MEMPHIS, TN -- International Paper, a manufacturer and distributor of forest products, announced Feb. 13 a regular quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share for the period from Jan. 1, 2007, to March 31, 2007, inclusive on its common stock, according to PRNewswire. This dividend is payable on March 15, 2007, to holders of record at the close of business on Feb. 16, 2007.