- Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank (AP)
- AP - A South Carolina woman found out fast food won't make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old woman made a complaint to police after she took her car to a Rock Hill mechanic last week because it would suddenly stop running.
- Obama talks race, pop culture on 'The View' (AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama said Thursday that the racial firestorm that led to the ouster of a black Agriculture Department official was a "phony controversy" generated by the media. He said his administration overreacted by forcing her out.
- BP Oil Spill: Has Environmental Damage Been Exaggerated? (Time.com)
 Time.com - So far, predictions of ecological catastrophe on the Gulf Coast following the BP oil spill seem overblown
- T.O. practices with Bengals for first time (AP)
 AP - Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, received a white jersey with his favorite number, and got a smattering of applause for doing even the simplest thing.
- Ten key indicators show global warming "undeniable" (Reuters)
- Reuters - Melting glaciers, more humid air and eight other key indicators show that global warming is undeniable, scientists said on Wednesday, citing a new comprehensive review of the last decade of climate data.
- The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A (PC World)
- PC World - Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. The consultant, Ron Bowes, then uploaded the data as a torrent file allowing anyone with a computer connection to download the data.
- Republicans block small business lending bill (AP)
 AP - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's election-year jobs agenda suffered a new setback Thursday when Senate Republicans blocked a bill creating a $30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses.
- Obama Mocks Polls But Spends More On Them ($4.4M) Than Bush Did (Huffington Post)
- Huffington Post - With Reporting By Julian Hattem
- Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger (AP)
 AP - Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod said Thursday she will sue a conservative blogger who posted a video edited in a way that made her appear racist.
- Obama not on Chelsea Clinton's wedding guest list (AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama says he didn't make the guest list for Chelsea Clinton's wedding.
- Body of 2nd Navy sailor recovered in Afghanistan (AP)
 AP - The discovery of the body of a second U.S. sailor who vanished in Afghanistan last week only deepened the mystery of the men's disappearance nearly 60 miles from their base in a dangerous area controlled by the Taliban.
- Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers (AP)
 AP - More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research.
- Brewer claims world's strongest beer (Reuters)
 Reuters - A Dutch brewer with a penchant for competition has laid claim to creating the world's strongest brew: a beer that is some 60 percent alcohol by volume.
- China urges change in U.S. policy to avoid friction (Reuters)
 Reuters - The United States should alter policy to take account of China's role as a major player on the world stage if it wants to avoid friction and instability, a major state newspaper said on Thursday.
- Less oil on surface means less work for fishermen (AP)
 AP - Even when the oily sheen starts fading from the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it manages to become bad news for fishermen.
- Commissioner: No suspension for Young over fight (AP)
- AP - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday he has decided not to suspend Titans quarterback Vince Young over a tussle at a Dallas strip club in June.
- Second U.S. sailor's remains found in Afghanistan (Reuters)
- Reuters - The body of a second U.S. sailor who went missing in Afghanistan last week has been recovered, an Afghan police chief said on Thursday.
- Hands-on with the new Kindle (Ben Patterson)
- Ben Patterson - Heard about the new, smaller Kindle? My fellow tech blogger Chris Null had the scoop Wednesday night, and I was recently lucky enough to spend some hands-on time with Amazon’s lighter, pared-down e-reader. After playing with it for a few minutes, I’m pretty sure I want one.
- AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 (AP)
 AP - The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
- The World's Largest Tent, Khan Shatyr, Debuts In Astana, Kazakhstan (Huffington Post)
- Huffington Post - The world's largest tent Khan Shatyr has debuted in Kazakhstan's capital city, Astana.
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- EPA authorizes Massachusetts to enact lead rule
- BOSTON -- Massachusetts recently became the second New England state and ninth nationally, to receive authorization to administer and enforce the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead Renovation, Repair and Paint (LRRP) rule.
- Single-family housing sales rally in June
WASHINGTON -- Coming off an historic low in May, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 23.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000 units in June, according to U.S. Commerce Department data. - Gibson Guitar launches new wood sustainability initiatives
- NEW YORK -- Gibson USA is working with the Rainforest Alliance to assist in the guitar manufacturers efforts to strengthen its commitment and support of sustainability in its wood supply chain.
- Woodworking Network partners with 20-20 Technologies for IWF webcasts
- LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Woodworkng Network has been selected by 20-20 Technologies of Laval, QC, as the exclusive media partner to help promote and broadcast a series of webcasts the software company will present live from the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta.
- OSHA cites aircraft parts maker for ComDust and other violations
- HARTFORD, CT -- EDAC Technologies Corp., a manufacturer of aircraft parts based in Farmington, CT, was cited for widespread fire, electrical, mechanical and other hazards by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
- AF&PA releases results of two biomass studies
- WASHINGTON -- The American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) announced the release of a pair of studies that it said shows federal energy policies can be designed to conserve the high-paying forest products industry jobs that are so critical to rural communities while increasing the supply of woody biomass available to help meet renewable energy production goals.
- Panel shipments increase 2.7% in June
LEESBURG, VA -- North American shipments of particleboard, MDF and hardboard increased 2.7% in June 2010 compared to June 2009, according to the Composite Panel Association's Market Barometer.
- Aaron's furniture factories renamed
- Aaron's renames 11 factories Woodhaven Furniture Industries as it moves wood furniture manufacturing to greener operations,
- Irontown's million dollar wood modular homes
- Luxe wood interiors match massive factory built homes. Video shows trucks departing as Beverly Hills closes Sunset Boulevard for million-dollar prefabricated Irontown Homes delivers.
- U.S. Homes Systems sees cabinetry refacing jump
- U.S. Homes sees 33% to 37% 2Q growth
- Home builders singing the blues
- WASHINGTON -- Two months after home buyer tax credits expired, builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family continues to wane.
- Construction employment gains in June
- ARLINGTON, VA -- Construction employment edged closer to stabilizing in June, as half the states either added construction jobs or kept the same number as in May, according to an analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors (AGC).
- Report: Illegal log trade drops 'dramatically'
- LONDON -- World-wide efforts to thwart illegal logging and make it harder for timber smugglers to profit are paying off, according to a new report released by Chatham House.
- EU Parliament acts to ban illegal wood imports
- STRASBURG, GERMANY -- The European Union has joined the United States in passing legislation barring the import and sale of illegally harvested timber.
- Millwood Lumber acquired by BlackEagle unit
- Millwood Lumber has been acquired by BlackEagle Partners' portfolio company, US LBM Holdings, Green Bay, WI.
- Home Depot hit with $112,000 in OSHA fines
- TARRYTOWN, NY -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $112,000 in fines against Home Depot USA Inc., chiefly for failing to correct hazards previously cited at the retail chain's West Nyack, NY, store.
- IWF: Something fishy as show approaches
- As woodworking world gathers, Atlanta Aquarium, world's largest, is setting for pre-show mixer. WoodworkingNetwork.com presents streaming video, live blogs, breaking newsposts at www.woodworkingnetwork.com/iwf
- USGBC under fire over FSC monopoly
- WASHINGTON -- Seventy-nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter requesting the U.S. Green Building Council to end Forest Stewardship Council's monopoly on LEED credits for certified wood.
- Harvard Center says remodeling activity to accelerate
- CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A recovery in home improvement spending will soon be underway according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released July 15 by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
- CPSC moves to outlaw drop-side cribs
- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted 5-0 to approve proposed new mandatory standards that would effectively prohibit the sale and resale of drop-side cribs.
- Pottery Barn Kids recalls 82,000 drop-side cribs
- WASHINGTON -- Approximately 82,000 drop-side cribs were recalled July 14 by Pottery Barn Kids, a division of Williams-Sonoma Inc. of San Francisco.
- CARB extends pre-Phase 1 sell-through period
- SACRAMENTO, CA -- Recognizing that the economic recession has left many manufacturers and distributors with large inventories of particleboard, MDF and hardwood plywood panels, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) said it is delaying enforcement of the sell-through date that applies to finished goods made with pre-Phase 1 composite wood product panels.
- Korea slaps Malaysian plywood makers with antidumping duties
- SEOUL -- South Korea Trade Commission (KTC) has imposed preliminary antidumping duties on Malaysian plywood.
- Furniture Brands constructing huge plant in Indonesia
- TAMBAK AJI, INDONESIA -- Furniture Brands Intl, the largest manufacturer of furniture in North America, is building a 1.4 million-square-foot case goods plant and distribution center in Tambak Aji, which will be the company's largest case goods plant in the world, according to Furniture Today.
- Furniture legend J. Clyde Hooker dies
- MARTINSVILLE, VA -- J. Clyde Hooker Jr., furniture industry statesman, community benefactor, decorated World War II veteran and the visionary leader of Hooker Furniture from 1960 until 2000, died July 12 at the age of 89.
- Paul Downs reports leap in custom project bids
- Custom woodworking firm Paul Downs Custom Conference Tables sees 267% increase in bids; gains spotlight as New York Times small business bloggist.
- Canadian home starts dip 3.1% in June
- The seasonally adjusted annual rate of Canadian housing starts was 189,300 units in June, equivalent to a 3.1% drop, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
- Perez joins U.S. Commerce Dept. ITA
- Carter Products President Peter M. Perez has joined the U.S.Department of Commerces International Trade Administration as thedeputy assistant secretary for manufacturing.
- FSC revises U.S. forest management standard
- MINNEAPOLIS, MN The national office of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC-US) announces the launch of the revised FSC-US Forest Management Standard for forest operations in the contiguous U.S. The revised standard has been approved by FSC Intl, which requires all accredited forest management standards based on its 10 Principles and 56 Criteria to undergo a review and consider necessary revision every five years.
- American of Martinsville, Barcalounger up for auction
- MARTINSVILLE, VA -- American of Martinsville Inc. (AOM) and Barcalounger Corp. Co., which filed for joint Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, are on the auction block.
- Bassett Furniture reports flat sales for Q2
- BASSETT, VA -- Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:BSET) reported sales of $57.8 million for the quarter ended May 27 as compared to $57.7 million for the second quarter of 2009, an increase of 0.2%.
- PremierGarage and Tailored Living form strategic alliance
- PHOENIX, AZ -- PremierGarage Systems LLC has entered into a strategic alliance with Orange, CA-based Tailored Living, formerly Closet Tailors LLC.
- Composite Panel Assn. forms Industry Biomass Council
- LEESBURG, VA -- The Composite Panel Association has formed the Industry Biomass Council (IBC) "to effectively monitor and positively influence government regulations to ensure a sustainable, cost-effective wood supply for the composite panel industry.
- Saunders Brothers mill sold at auction
- GREENWOOD, ME -- Saunders Brothers dowel mill sold for $450,000 at auction to a Bangor area businessman.
- Trade groups sue EPA over lead paint rule
- WASHINGTON -- A coalition of housing groups led by the National Association of Home Builders announced its intention to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for removing the "opt-out" provision for its Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (LRRP).
- Formaldehyde bill signed into law
- On July 7, President Barack Obama signed into law S. 1660, theFormaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, whichestablishes national air emission standards for formaldehyde indomestic and imported composite wood products.
- U.S. agency sees no harm in field trial of eucalyptus hybrid
- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has completed an environmental assessment for a controlled field trial of a genetically engineered eucalyptus hybrid.
- OSHA adds whistleblower protection program info online
- WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched a Web site dedicated to its whistleblower protection program.
- Imperial Sugar fined $6 million for ComDust and other violations
- WASHINGTON -- Imperial Sugar Co. will pay more than $6 million in fines stemming from the February 2008 fatal combustible dust explosion at its Port Wentworth, GA, plant and for subsequently discovered safety and health violations at is Gamercy, LA, facility.
- Merillat launches first consumer TV ads
- Ads for Merillat kitchen cabinetry aimed at consumers, starring TV chef Curtis Stone, have debuted on HGTV, FoodNetwork, DIY, and the Cooking Channel.
- Hardwoods threatened by longhorn beetle
- USDA, battling hatching longhorn beetle in three states, fears for hardwoods: maple trees, ash, birch, elm, European mountain ash, hackberry, horsechestnut, katsura, London plane tree, mimosa, poplar and willow.
- CPSC urges kids' window safety
- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about window safety to parents and caregivers.
- Southern Technologies recalls drill presses
WASHINGTON -- Southern Technologies of Mundelein, IL, has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 500 Powertec drill presses. - Bestar looks to avert layoffs
- LAC MEGANTIC, QC -- Bestar Inc., a manufacturer of RTA furniture, has asked employees to open contract negotiations ahead of schedule and at the same time served notice that the company might lay off workers this fall.
- Wood fibers used in new plastics
- Wood fibers used for injection-molded plastics by Vancouver start-up.
- Coalition affirms support of Lacey Act
- WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has echoed a coalition of more than 50 non-governmental organizations and industry leaders representing both importers and domestic producers in supporting a consensus set of recommendations for the Lacey Act.
- JPMA launches 'Safe Sleep' campaign
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ -- The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA), today announced a multifaceted campaign aimed at safe sleep education. - Forest group criticizes MA agency's view of woody biomass
- ATLANTA -- The Forest Landowners Association, a national advocacy organization for family forest owners, expressed concern over a Massachusett agency's report on wood biomass energy.
- UK panel association says bioenergy puts jobs at risk
- EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND -- Here is another reminder that subsidizing woody biomass for fuel to create energy is not only a concern of the North American composite wood industry.
- Construction spending stumbles again in May
- WASHINGTON -- Construction spending shrank again in May, dropping 8% from a year earlier, although homebuilding and stimulus-funded public works increased from year-ago levels, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America.
- Canadians pledge $5.7 million for wood demonstration in China
- Canada is spending $5.7 million for large-scale wood demonstration buildings in China.
- Hardwood supply threatened as Emerald Ash Borer Spreads
- Hardwoods threatened in Canada, Pennsylvania. Ash, oak, maple and hickory quarantined as tree-killing Emerald Ash Borer spreads.
- Wal-mart to build in Chicago, other big cities
- Walmart expansion in Chicago could lead to store fixtures and interior build outs there and in other cities.
- Window and door dealers say EPA's lead rule bad for business
- WASHINGTON, DC -- The Window and Door Dealer Alliance (WDDA) has launched a campaign lobbying against proposed amendments to the Environmental Protection Agency's controversial Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rule.
- Cabinet Makers Assn. elects 2010-11 board
- MILWAUKEE, WI -- The Cabinet Makers Association elected Joe Knobbe of Exclusive Woodworking of Waukegan, IL, to serve as president for 2010-11.
- Consumers planning to spend more on closets
- LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Sales prospects should continue to improve for closet and home storage businesses this year, according to an exclusive consumer survey by CLOSETS magazine.
- G-P lays of 320 TX plywood workers
- ATLANTA -- Georgia-Pacific laid off more than 320 workers Monday, June 28, at its plywood mill in Cleveland, TX.
- Woodwork Career Alliance seeks Skill Standards reviews
- During IWF, the Woodwork Career Alliance seeks guest reviewers to validate the newest Skills Standards.
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