Into the Modern Age

The true legacy of Columbia Steel’s 120 years is the people who’ve passed through its doors.

Happy 120th Columbia Steel! Part 4: Into the Modern Age How does a company endure for 120 years when so many others fail? It takes good leadership, great products, the flexibility and foresight to meet changing market conditions and plenty

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Becoming a Global Leader

From left to right in this 1979 photo at our St. Johns location: Howard Julian, Jimmy Espinoza, David Armes, Steve Fuleki, Les Arn, Bud Bird, unidentified employee, Martha Cox, Bob Tyler, Jay Carney, and Barney Mays.

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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