LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – Michaelle Bradford has been promoted to managing editor of Custom Woodworking Business and CLOSETS magazines. In her new role, Bradford will oversee the publication cycle of both publications, while continuing to write and edit features. She will report directly to Helen Kuhl, editor-in-chief of CWB and CLOSETS.

GREEN BAY, WI –Furniture manufacturer KI recently provided furniture, wall systems and tailored solutions for the classroom at the Association for Career and Technical Education Conference. The conference demonstrated how technology, curriculum, architecture and furniture work together to enhance student learning. KI provided lightweight, mobile furniture, including All Terrain Tables and Torsion on the Go!

DANVILLE, VA – Columbia Commercial announced plans to distribute formaldehyde-free, FSC-certified engineered hardwood flooring to the commercial market in 2007. The company plans to market its formaldehyde-free flooring as PureBond, the brand created by parent company Columbia Forest Products.

VENICE, FL -- PGT Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of residential impact-resistant windows and doors, reported a net loss of $969,000, or five cents a share, for the year ended Dec.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Universal Forest Products (UFP), a manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products, has hired NASCAR's Kasey Kahne to help pitch one of its products, Open Joist, a floor joist system, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Kahne is expected to appear in a series of UFP advertisements, which will run mostly in trade magazines.

WINDSOR, ON – Delcam, a manufacturer of computer-aided manufacturing software, has consolidated its structure in North America to create a single sales organization for its product ranges. Glenn McMinn has been appointed president of Delcam North America. He will be responsible for coordinating the activities and overall management of the combined North American sales and support teams.

MOORESVILLE, NC – Weinig Group America has hired Peter Riehle to head up its newly formed System Solutions Division. He will oversee and coordinate the company’s new thrust toward providing customized, fully integrated, flexible work cells and systems.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Rogers Sales Co., a wood products supplier, added curved plywood, curved plywood components and furniture parts to its line of premium grade wood products, according to PR.com

CHARLOTTESTOWN, PEI – Negotiations are underway to create a power plant that would convert dead branches and tree bark into energy. Officials of Prince Edward Island are talking with New Phase Power of Alberta to locate the co-generation plant in a former fabrication yard in Borden-Carleton. The <I>Chronicle Herald<I> quoted Energy Minister James Ballem as saying, "We see it as another step toward our goal of having 30 percent of our energy from sustainable sources by 2016."

EASTON, ME – Huber Engineered Woods LLC’s manufacturing facility in Eaton has been certified in the Voluntary Protection Program of the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.