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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.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) of mass timber construction is the focus of a three-day hands-on workshop scheduled for Feb. 8-10 at the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) at the University of British Columbia.
Urban Wood Network announces new board of directors
The Urban Wood Network (UWN), a national organization dedicated to increasing the reclamation of felled urban trees, recently appointed nine representatives to its board of directors.
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Rich Christianson,
January 11, 2024 | 1:43 pm CST
American Hardwood Export Council hires Dovetail Partners to address EU’s deforestation regulation
STERLING, Va. – The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) commissioned Dovetail Partners to complete independent jurisdictional risk assessments covering hardwood production in 33 states.
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Rich Christianson,
January 9, 2024 | 1:37 pm CST
Closets Conference & Expo News
Welcoming reception to top eventful first day of Closets Conference & Expo
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – A hectic full day of informational and inspirational conference sessions, followed by a tour of a local showroom and manufacturing facility, concludes with a relaxing reception and warm welcoming of first-time Closets Conference attendees.
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Rich Christianson,
January 6, 2024 | 11:50 am CST
Lauten Woodworking honored as ‘Business of the Year’
NORTH VANCOUVER – Lauten Woodworking Ltd., a growing manufacturer of custom millwork and cabinetry, received the Business of the Year Award from the North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce for 2023.
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Rich Christianson,
January 5, 2024 | 10:56 am CST
Closets Conference & Expo Products
Colonial Saw to highlight versatility of Lamello connectors at Closets Expo
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- Lamello USA, a division of Colonial Saw, will showcase joinery solutions for closet applications at the Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois.
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Rich Christianson,
January 3, 2024 | 10:39 am CST
Patrick Industries publishes 2023 Sustainability & Responsibility Report
ELKHART, Ind. -- Patrick Industries Inc., No. 69 in the FDMC 300, highlights an improved safety record and other progresses in its newly released 2023 Sustainability & Responsibility Report.
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Rich Christianson,
January 2, 2024 | 12:51 pm CST
WMCO to tour Toyota’s Lean Cambridge plant
HANOVER, Ontario – The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario (WMCO) will hold a Plant Tour Focus Group event Feb. 22 at Toyota’s automotive facility in Cambridge, Ontario.
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Rich Christianson,
January 1, 2024 | 6:59 pm CST
CMA to serve problem-solving breakfast at Wood Pro Expo IL
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) will host its popular “What’s Your Problem?” roundtable breakfast at Wood Pro Expo Illinois, co-located with the annual Closets Conference & Expo.
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Rich Christianson,
January 1, 2024 | 1:24 pm CST
Urban Wood Network announces 2024 education series schedule
The Urban Wood Network (UWN), a national organization dedicated to the repurposing of lumber salvaged from felled urban trees, will kick off its 2024 webinar series on Jan. 10 with the presentation, “We are the Urban Wood Network.”
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Rich Christianson,
December 31, 2023 | 5:23 pm CST