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Rich
Christianson
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Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.
A skylight carved into the ceiling draws daylight deep into the interior, establishing an immediate sense of stillness.
West Fraser releases 2025 sustainability report
The report highlights the company's sustainability performance across a variety of environmental, social and governance goals and disclosed targets.
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Rich Christianson,
June 9, 2026 | 2:44 pm CDT
Slideshow: Art collector’s residence
Sitting on the west banks of Lake Memphremagog, House on the Lake is a contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional barn volume typical to rural Quebec.
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Rich Christianson,
June 8, 2026 | 8:27 am CDT
Spitz Group is new name of UCS Forest Group
Under the Spitz Group brand, the company continues to operate through its established businesses, including Sierra Forest Products in the U.S., and Upper Canada Forest Products and A&M Wood Specialty in Canada.
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Rich Christianson,
June 5, 2026 | 2:21 pm CDT
Slideshow: Tokyo architectural firm’s renovated office emphasizes material reuse
The design preserves the original timber structure as much as possible.
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Rich Christianson,
June 4, 2026 | 8:38 am CDT
Slideshow: Lilac House's renovations designed for a lifetime
Designed to evolve without the need for major future renovations, the project incorporates a flexibility essential to family life.
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Rich Christianson,
May 28, 2026 | 8:05 pm CDT
AI and Cybersecurity top agenda at WMCO quarterly event
HANOVER, Ontario — “AI, Cybersecurity & Economic Trends Shaping Wood Manufacturing in 2026,” is the title of the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario’s information-packed quarterly networking event slated for Wednesday, June 17 at Taurus Craco Machinery.The afternoon event will focus on the technologies, economic shifts, and operational strategies beginning to have an increasingly bigger impact on Canadian wood product manufacturers.
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Rich Christianson,
May 26, 2026 | 11:30 am CDT
Registration now open for Woodworking Technology Days
The Canadian Woodworking Machinery Distributors Association has opened registration for the seventh edition of edition of Woodworking Technology Days, the only industrial machinery event in Canada this year.
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Rich Christianson,
May 22, 2026 | 4:04 pm CDT
Quebec student wins grand prize in Formica’s design contest
Kassandra Avila, a student at Cégep de Trois-Rivières in Quebec, took home the grand prize in Formica’s FORM Student Innovation Competition.
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Rich Christianson,
May 22, 2026 | 11:32 am CDT
Suspect taken into custody for the shooting of two at Baker Sawmill
The Clay County Sheriff Department arrested a man suspected of shooting two people at Baker Sawmill Saturday afternoon.
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Rich Christianson,
May 19, 2026 | 11:27 am CDT