Wood shelving maker positions for future.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Newood, a Eugene manufacturer of wooden shelving and other retail fixtures, is undergoing a major expansion, at a time when many other local wood products companies say they are cutting back and laying low for the next year or so. ...

Finishing for durability.
Finishing for durability By Kim Kaiser When you are building furniture for schools, a durable finish that's going to stand up to a fair amount of abuse is important. Wm. Hermann & Sons, an Indianapolis-based case work and church furniture manufacturer, has found a way...

Technique meets technology.
Technique meets technology By Jackie Roembke Wood Company Inc. adds new finishing line, quadruples output Wood Company Inc. has leveraged its versatility and expert craftsmanship to make the move from material supplier to a premier architectural millwork firm. In 1976 the...

BRIEFLY.
Byline: The Register-Guard Lane council recognizes three local officials Local officials Michael Dubick, Bill Van Vactor and Terry McDonald were honored recently by the Lane Council of Governments. Dubick, a board member of Lane Transit District and former Creswell mayor, was named outstanding...

BUSINESS BEAT.
Byline: The Register-Guard People Ray Wilson has been hired by Mercedes-Benz of Eugene as preowned sales manager. Wilson has 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. Dr. Richard Barnhart, an internal medicine specialist, has joined PeaceHealth Medical Group's Hilyard Street clinic and...

A finishing dept. overhaul.
A finishing dept. overhaul By Jackie Roembke The introduction of Top Drawer Components' new state-of-the-art UV finishing system allows the company to double its capacity. Brian Emerson, president of Top Drawer Components, took his need for custom, dovetail drawer boxes and turned it...

Hudson to Hawaii; Company gets an extremely rushed order.
Byline: Martin Luttrell HUDSON - Michael A. Dugally takes pride in his company's rapid growth and its ability to turn out custom orders for office furnishings in minimal time. But a request from ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to design, manufacture, ship and install more than 20...

Cabinet professionals gather for IWF in Atlanta.
Cabinet shops and woodworking professionals of every kind will be headed to Atlanta, CA later this month for the International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair--USA (IWF), one of the world's largest trade shows for cabinet shops, cabinet component and furniture manufacturers, architectural woodworking professionals and related industry pros....

Fixture manufacturer sees the power of powder: Hoffman Manufacturing diversifies with powder coating capabilities.
When Hoffman Manufacturing, Inc. owner Geoffrey Hoffman left his woodworking job in the late '90s to start his own store fixture company, he not only brought his expertise in fashioning wood products out of fiber-based materials, he also brought hands-on skill in metal fabrication, including powder coating of metal....

Consuming Industries Urge President to Let Softwood Lumber Agreement Expire.
WASHINGTON, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Consuming industries today urged President George W. Bush to let the U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Agreement ("SLA") expire, stating that the agreement disguises "subsidies to American producers that will make new homes and other construction more expensive and hurt many more Americans than...