Are Garbage Cans Your Company’s Worst Enemy?

You may feel like your company’s garbage can is a fairly neutral device. After all, it’s not like your garbage can is a terminator robot, seeking to find and destroy its target at any cost. Despite its unassuming appearance, your garbage can could morph into an unexpected Trojan Horse – a structure that seems safe […]

The Ugly Truth About Old Hard Drives

Hard drives are still being used in many laptops and desktop computers, but most tech experts would tell you that these old storage systems are, at this point, obsolete. Solid-state drives (SSD) are the more popular option today, largely because they contain no moving parts. Where hard drives use actual disks, motors, and read/write heads […]

The Importance of Secure Shredding and Destruction

The FACTA legislation states that any company that maintains consumer data that is used for business purposes is required to take steps to ensure that unauthorized access is not gained due to ineffective methods of disposal. We live in the digital age, and each of us is all too aware of how important it is […]

Columbia Industries Purchases Information Management Services, Inc.

A CI Information Management Logo

Kennewick, WA – Columbia Industries (CI), a local non-profit organization, announced the acquisition of Records Management Services, Inc. (RMS, Inc.), a local company specializing in records storage and management on July 17, 2013. The combined companies of CI Shred and RMS, Inc. will join the Columbia Industries family of services under the new name, “CI Information […]

Columbia Industries Celebrates 50 years!

A Blue Seal Celebrating 50 Years of Columbia Industries.

This year Columbia Industries (CI) celebrates our Golden Anniversary! Since 1963, our organization has been committed to helping people with disabilities and other barriers to employment achieve their highest employment potential. We’re taking this opportunity to highlight our many community partners. Over the years we’ve relied on the support of the business community to help us serve thousands of […]