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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.
The processing system in an OSB mill takes raw wood materials and prepares them for producing OSB.
La-Z-Boy to acquire 15 more of its namesake stores
Once complete, the 15 stores will become part of La-Z-Boy’s Retail reporting segment and will bring the total company-owned store count to 220, 60% of the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries store network.
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Rich Christianson,
August 1, 2025 | 12:47 pm CDT
17 Oregon wood businesses share $9.6M in federal grant money
End uses for the funding include creating innovative wood products, developing more markets to use mass timber and renewable energy, and increasing the capacity of wood processing and manufacturing facilities.
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Rich Christianson,
August 1, 2025 | 10:51 am CDT
WMS 2025 preview videos: Rubio Monocoat wood finishes
Rubio Monocoat’s unique molecular bonding technology protects and colors wood in a single layer.
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Rich Christianson,
July 30, 2025 | 4:41 pm CDT
Cutco preps for Wood Pro Expo Lancaster
Cutco, a manufacturer of cutlery and kitchen accessories, will exhibit its wares at the Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct 23-24 at Spooky Nook Sports.
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Rich Christianson,
July 27, 2025 | 6:49 pm CDT
Kitchen & Bath Canada Expo acquired by event production company
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), partner of KBIS, is also taking part in the relaunch of KBC.
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Rich Christianson,
July 19, 2025 | 9:54 am CDT
Registration now open for WMS 2025: Canada's national woodworking event
Following a highly successful WMS 2023, which signaled a strong post-pandemic return for the show, WMS 2025 is set to continue its tradition as a vital biennial gathering for the Canadian wood products industry.
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Rich Christianson,
July 17, 2025 | 7:58 pm CDT
Slideshow: Klozet Boutique’s soft and simple design
The project called for the design of a retail environment within an existing unit marked by distinctive technical features.
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Rich Christianson,
July 17, 2025 | 9:23 am CDT
JONH Mouldings to showcase custom wood components at WMS 2025
The company will highlight the custom manufacturing capabilities it has honed over its more than four decades in business.
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Rich Christianson,
July 15, 2025 | 11:49 am CDT
Tafisa bringing eco-friendly and stylish panels to WMS
Tafisa Canada, which operates North America’s largest integrated manufacturing facility for particleboard and decorative panels, will exhibit at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo (WMS), November 12-14 at the Toronto Congress Centre.
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Rich Christianson,
July 14, 2025 | 10:58 am CDT