The newly established non-profit organization, She Built Foundation, encourages girls to take up building and construction careers.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Amish Country Woodworx (ACW) will showcase dovetail drawer boxes and other cabinet accessories at the Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois.

Pooky, a UK-based home decor lighting company, has luanched a website for the U.S. market. The decorative lighting company with headquarters in London, The company offers a variety of indoor and outdoor lighting including table lamps, wall sconces, bathroom wall sconces, picture lights, plug in wall fixtures, deck lights, porch lights and more.

JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that the world's first wooden satellite, LignoSat , will be launched into orbit this summer.Woodworking Network over the last several years has written about research into wood-based space satellites including last summer's story that reported that wood from Magnolia's trees was the most likely candidate for the job.    

The 40 Under 40 award program recognizes achievements in productivity, profitability, social good, ingenuity, innovation, peer inspiration, product development, organizational leadership, or other areas. Submit a nomination by May 13.

MIAMI – A Florida husband and wife were both sentenced last week to 57 months in prison for illegally importing wood products and evading approximately $42 million in duties.

SEATTLE -- Weyerhaeuser Company entered into a national partnership with Be Pro Be Proud an initiative led by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Associated Industries of Arkansas (ASCC/AIA) to raise awareness among middle and high school students for career paths in the skilled workforce, including opportunities in forestry and the forest products industry.

Sawdust from wood pellet manufacturing facilities in North Carolina has reportedly blown onto nearby residents’ homes and caused health problems.

Overall housing starts decreased 14.8% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.33 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Interfor Corp. will indefinitely curtail its sawmill operations in Philomath, Oregon, and reduce production at a second mill in British Columbia.