A federal tax credit on 75% efficient biomass heating appliances, which expired on December 31, 2011, was reinstated by the fiscal cliff legislation, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, signed by President Obama on January 2, 2013. The bill includes a tax extender for Internal Revenue Code section 25C,…

Brown Jordan International, the parent company of Brown Jordan, Winston, Charter, Wabash Valley, and La-Z-Boy Outdoor, has announced a multimillion-dollar capital-investment plan to expand manufacturing capacity. The capital investment will be made in its Haleyville, Alabama, facility and is consistent with the company’s strategy, over the past two years, of…

KitchenAid has teamed up with Nexgrill Industries Inc. to introduce a new collection of powerful freestanding and built-in grills designed not only to deliver exceptional grilling, but also to withstand the wear and tear of the outdoors. The new collection will be unveiled in the Nexgrill display (booth 3003) at…

The Supervisory Board of SCHOTT AG unanimously appointed Dr. Frank Heinricht to the position of its new Chairman of the Board of Management in its meeting on February 27, 2013. Heinricht (50) is currently Chairman of the Board of Management of Heraeus Holding GmbH. He completed a degree in physics…

DLD International announced that it has signed an agreement with Amesti, Chile’s leading manufacturer of wood stoves, to distribute Amesti products in NorthAmerica. Amesti, based in Santiago, Chile, is the largest manufacturer of wood stoves in Chile, with over 80% market share. The company also exports to countries in South…