On Feb. 9, 154 Flexsteel employees at the Dublin, Georgia, furniture factory were laid off. Likely permanently. The fate of a reported 180 employees might be sealed at the end of the company's fiscal fourth quarter later this year.

Established in 1946, Omega National Products is a manufacturer and distributor specializing in wood products for the kitchen and bath industry.

A Maryland company developing a new type of wood with the strength of steel is moving from university to its own industrial space. InventWood, maker of MettleWood, is moving from its incubator space at the  University of Maryland to an 88,971-square-foot manufacturing facility in Frederick, Maryland.With a $20 million grant from the US Department of Energy, IW will launch manufacturing in 2025.

Precision Hardwoods in Onaway received a $100,000 Food and Agriculture Investment Program grant from the state of Michigan.

Anthropologie is offering the collection online and in-store.

35,000 seedlings have already been planted in the program's first year.

Workplace furnishings giant Fellowes announced a number of changes to its Contract Furniture division, formerly known as Trendway, including the closure of the Holland, Michigan, production facility in 2024 and the discontinuation of a portion of its furniture product offerings, including systems, casegoods, filing, storage and tables.

Free music performances hosted by Ashley Furniture in Las Vegas

Owens Corning and Masonite International Corporation, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Owens Corning will acquire all outstanding shares of Masonite for $133 per share. The deal is valued at $3.9 billion.

Venjakob Maschinenbau, the German specialist for individual finishing lines, will once again participate in this year's Holz-Handwerk in Nuremberg.