Happy 120th, Columbia Steel! Part 3: Becoming a Global Leader One hundred and twenty years ago, a group of Portland investors planted the seeds for a business that would last well beyond their lifetimes. Back in 1901, the idea that
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An Update in Our Participation with Cleaner Air Oregon In late 2018, Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission adopted new rules to implement Cleaner Air Oregon (CAO) legislation, which established the nation’s most stringent air quality program. Through CAO, many facilities with
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What does it mean to be a “family business”? As Columbia Steel celebrates its 120th anniversary in 2021, CEO Martha Cox reflects on our history and future in an interview in Scrap News. Read it here >
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A History of Overcoming Challenges In honor of Columbia Steel’s 120th anniversary, we’re looking back through the decades at a few of the defining moments in our company’s history. In our first anniversary installment, we traveled back to Columbia’s founding
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Columbia Steel: Manufacturing Marvels If you missed the recent episode of “Manufacturing Marvels” featuring Columbia Steel, here’s your opportunity to view the video from this broadcast series which features American manufacturers. The timing is perfect — this year we celebrate
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Our Water Conservation Initiatives Reduced Consumption by 98%. In 1970, more than 20 million Americans gathered to observe the first Earth Day and advocate for a cleaner, greener world. While those values are widely shared today, at the time it
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