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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.
MANHEIM, Pa. – The Rossi Group, a nearly century-old supplier of hardwood lumber, will display cherry and other notable hardwoods from Appalachian forests at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct. 13-14.
DC Distributing to introduce 3 metal edgebands at WPE Lancaster
MANHEIM, Pa. – D.C. Distributing expands its metal edgebanding collection with the addition of three new colors: Aged Chrome, Antique Bronze and Antique Chrome.
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Rich Christianson,
July 7, 2022 | 9:28 am CDT
Slideshow: Flexibility enhances boarding school’s classrooms
MONTREAL – Taktik Design met the challenge of designing two classrooms that facilitate the individual or collaborative educational needs of students at the Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie, which bills itself as “The biggest francophone secondary school for girls in Quebec.”
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Rich Christianson,
July 6, 2022 | 7:27 pm CDT
Canfor plans $25 million upgrade of S.C. sawmill
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Canfor said it will invest $25 million to modernize its Canfor Southern Pine mill in Estill, S.C.
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Rich Christianson,
July 3, 2022 | 6:58 pm CDT
Slideshow: Take a tour of WPE Lancaster's mega venue
MANHEIM, Pa. -- Spooky Nook Sports, home of Wood Pro Expo Lancaster (WPEL), is one of the largest indoor playgrounds in the country.
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Rich Christianson,
July 1, 2022 | 2:38 pm CDT
Monumental wooden archway colors Imaginaire’s retail world
SAINT-BRUNO-DE-MONTARVILLE, Quebec – Natural solid wood stunningly melds with a rainbow of colors in the fixtures and furniture of L’Imagaire’s playful boutique of games and collectibles.
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Rich Christianson,
July 1, 2022 | 10:47 am CDT
Is your shop ailing? See the Wood Dr. at WPE Lancaster
MANHEIM, Pa. -- Is your woodworking operation experiencing open glue joints or blotchy finishes? Do you need help with improving lumber yield or controlling moisture content?
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Rich Christianson,
July 1, 2022 | 8:39 am CDT
Union Wood expands its minimalist Slab Collection
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Custom furniture maker Union Wood Co. is expanding its Slab Collection big time.
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Rich Christianson,
June 29, 2022 | 9:01 pm CDT
Will Sampson to reveal 'What's Wrong with Pricing in Woodworking' at WPE Lancaster
MANHEIM, Pa. – Estimating what to charge for a custom woodworking project is a delicate balance. Bid too high and the job is lost. Bid too low and the profit shrinks.
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Rich Christianson,
June 27, 2022 | 8:27 pm CDT
Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré
Quebec's wood industry by the numbers
DRUMMONDVILLE, Quebec – The forestry and wood product industries are powerful economic drivers of Quebec, home to ’Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO).
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Rich Christianson,
June 25, 2022 | 12:48 pm CDT