Boise Cascade, one of the largest producers of engineered wood and plywood in North America, is working with local authorities to investigate a fatal accident that occurred at the company's plywood manufacturing operation in Florien, Louisiana.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the AWI 0620 – Finish Carpentry Installation Standard, a first of many in the upcoming suite of new architectural woodwork Standards.

ACProducts, Inc. (formerly Armstrong Cabinets) will acquire Elkay Wood Products Company, the cabinet division of Elkay Manufacturing, a plumbing products conglomerate.

Freres Lumber's massive plywood panels will be used in the new A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory at Oregon State University.

A four-alarm blaze at Seattle-s Gascoigne Lumber Co. and Northwest Millwork lumber yard has been ruled arson by police.

The year-long program will begin at Stiles’ headquarters in Grand Rapids with three months of professional training and job shadowing with industry experts.