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Rich
Christianson
President/Owner/C-Level
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.
While the Lac Saint-Jean sawmill is shutdown, the operation’s drying and planing plant in Hébertville, Quebec, will continue to process lumber from the cooperative’s Lignarex sawmill in La Baie, Quebec.
Weston Forest announces a pair of executive appointments
Weston Forest, a distributor and remanufacturer of softwood and hardwood lumber, and specialty panel products, announced two appointments to bolster its sales and distribution efforts.
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Rich Christianson,
March 4, 2026 | 1:36 pm CST
WMCO to hold quarterly networking meeting at Weinig Holz-Her
The event will feature a trio of educational sessions focused on digital marketing, capital investment, and government funding opportunities.
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Rich Christianson,
March 3, 2026 | 1:01 pm CST
Preview video: WMCO's tour of Diamond CNC’s cabinet factory
The 35,000-square-foot factory includes multiple CNC machines, robotics and finishing.
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Rich Christianson,
March 2, 2026 | 9:37 am CST
North Carolina cancels job creation incentives for Jeld-Wen plant
Jeld-Wen was awarded $2.2 million in payroll tax rebates over a dozen years through the state’s Job Development Incentive Grant program when it committed to a $7 million expansion of its Statesville operation in 2021.
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Rich Christianson,
February 28, 2026 | 11:55 am CST
Boise Cascade’s profits slide
Boise Cascade Company’s net income retreated for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025.
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Rich Christianson,
February 24, 2026 | 4:28 pm CST
Montreal conference celebrates building with wood
The 11th edition of the Cecobois Conference, attended by more than 400 participants, recently concluded at Hotel Bonaventure.
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Rich Christianson,
February 24, 2026 | 2:18 pm CST
Woodwork Institute names winners of craftsmanship and design awards
The Woodwork Institute recently named the 2025 winning projects of the Ralph B. McClure Craftsmanship Award and Bernard B. Barber Jr. Award for Excellence.
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Rich Christianson,
February 24, 2026 | 12:29 pm CST
Cleveland to host 2026 NHLA convention
The event, the largest and longest-running hardwood industry gathering in North America, annually draws thousands of sawmill owners, lumber buyers, manufacturers, suppliers, and wood product professionals.
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Rich Christianson,
February 19, 2026 | 7:22 pm CST
Slideshow: Ontario teachers union’s new mass timber HQ
The architectural approach allows the cross-laminated timber and glue-laminated timber to serve as the defining elements of the interior.
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Rich Christianson,
February 17, 2026 | 6:17 pm CST