ATLANTA, Ga. – Timber investment group Domain Timber Advisors said it is seeing a surge in transactions this year with 78 land sales either closed or under agreement year-to-date, surpassing the 50 total in 2019. The group’s transactions have ranged from 2 to 10,700 acres, with an average of 500 acres, with the majority occurring in the Southeast.

Sales as a whole rose year-over-year, up 8.7 percent from a year ago.

Furniture retailer Williams-Sonoma went big in the second quarter, nearly doubling e-commerce sales and accelerating year-over-year sales across most of its brands.

LOGAN, Utah — Bedding and furniture specialist Malouf is expanding its portfolio with the launch this week of seven entry-priced bedroom RTA products under the Weekender line. The upholstered headboards and beds will debut at the 2020 Las Vegas Market. “Customers want RTA furniture because it’s affordable and accessible," said Ryan Carlisle, product development manager. "We’ve put our efforts into making a line of beds and headboards that will work for many different customers and their unique style.”

Office furniture giant Steelcase reports it has achieved carbon neutrality for its own operations - with goals to be carbon negative by 2030.

PITTSBURGH -- The International Surface Fabricators Association has launched its Safe Solid Surface campaign. The idea behind the educational initiative is to help make architects, designers, healthcare facility planners, consumers and all other surfacing specifiers aware of the clean and hygienic properties of solid surface during this time when cleanliness is so critical to everyone’s health.

Yelp is expanding and revamping new guided questionnaires for Request-A-Quote to an additional 100 business categories in the coming months to help better match the right professionals with the most relevant projects.

Patrick Industries Inc. expanded its portfolio via acquisition through the purchase of Inland Plywood.

Koppers, a manufacturer of treated wood products used in railroads, utility, and residential lumber applications, will invest at least $23 million at its 157-acre plant in North Little Rock, Arkansas.

Guangxi Lelin orders MDF plant with 80-meter-long CPS+.