NORTH WILKESBORO, NC -- Expo Holdings Inc., a holding company, announced June 26 that via its solely owned subsidiary D&D Displays Inc., a cabinet and accessory manufacturer, it has signed a two-year agreement to supply in-store displays and point of purchase related items to Novalis Inc., a tile manufact

TEMISCAMING, QUE - Tembec announced shutdowns at multiple mills that will affect nearly 400 workers in Cochrane, Hearst and Chapleau. About 30 of the employees will lose their jobs due to the cancellation of a shift crew in Cochrane. Another 355 mill workers of Hearst and Chapleau are expected to be temporarily out of work in July and August. Read more.

SEATTLE – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has approved Potlatch Forest Co.’s Consumer Products Lewiston, ID, for continued participation in its Voluntary Protection Program at the “Star” or highest level of excellence in safety and health.

APACHE JUNCTION, AZ –Top Drawer Components announced it is partnering with the Hardwood Forestry Fund. Top Drawer will be accepting donations on behalf of the Hardwood Forestry Fund at the AWFS Vegas Fair in July.

OREM, UT – Institutional furniture manufacturer Mity Enterprises Inc. said Chief Executive Bradley T. Nielson resigned, according to Forbes. The news came on the same day that the company’s shareholders approved its acquisition by private equity companies Sorenson Capital Partners LP and Partners LP.

BUFFALO, NY – Kurt Amico, president of MidCity Office Furniture announced that J Susan Ben joined the company. Ben has been a prominent designer and educator in the Buffalo area for more than 20 years. Her background includes interior design, space planning and education as an instructor at Villa Maria College. Read more.

DALLAS – Furniture maker Max Home announced it will be locating in a 96,000-square-foot space in the Iuka Industrial Park, which will initially create 50 new jobs. According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, the company said its custom upholstered furniture operation in Iuka will begin production next month. The company hopes to have 150 jobs within 12 months.

 

REDDING, CA -- Sierra Pacific Industries, a producer of lumber, millwork products and wood windows in the United States, recently had its forestlands and wood procurement, including those in Washington, audited and certified to meet Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standards, according to the Anacortes American