COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES:CI EMPLOYMENT SERVICES (CIES) ASSISTS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OR OTHER BARRIERS AS THEY FIND MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. JOB SEEKERS CAN UTILIZE THEIR UNIQUE SKILLS IN POSITIONS SUITED TO THEIR ABILITIES WHILE LOCAL BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM HIRING VALUABLE, QUALITY EMPLOYEES. CIES STAFF ARE EXPERTS IN ASSISTING PEOPLE WITH GAINING EMPLOYMENT, ASSESSING THEIR CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFYING HOW TO BEST PROMOTE THEIR WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS TO EMPLOYERS. WE HELP JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES AND OTHER BARRIERS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT THROUGH: JOB PLACEMENT AT A COMPETITIVE WAGE BUSINESS, JOB SEARCH AND SKILLS TRAINING, JOB DEVELOPMENT AND JOB CARVING, CAREER COUNSELING AND RESUME BUILDING, PERSONALIZED JOB COACHING AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, CIES HELPED 165 INDIVIDUALS ENHANCE THEIR VOCATIONAL PROSPECTS THROUGH PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OR SUPPORTING THEM IN THEIR CURRENT JOBS AND HELPED 48 PEOPLE ATTAIN NEW JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY.

ON-SITE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING:COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES' CLIENTS PROVIDE JANITORIAL SERVICES AND GROUND MAINTENANCE TO THE RICHLAND FEDERAL BUILDING AND MAKE CLOTH WELDING HOODS FOR THE U.S. NAVY. COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES ENVISIONS A WORLD WHERE EVERY PERSON WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES CAN ACHIEVE THEIR MAXIMUM EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACQUIRE SKILLS AND TRAINING, RECEIVE WAGES AND BENEFITS, AND GAIN GREATER INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE. COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE RICHLAND FEDERAL BUILDING FOR OVER 27 YEARS. CLIENTS CLEAN 306,614 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE INSIDE THE BUILDING. OUTSIDE THEY MAINTAIN OVER 40,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAWN AND LANDSCAPING. IN ADDITION, CI CLIENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LITTER AND SNOW REMOVAL. CI SOLUTIONS PRODUCED 111,000 CLOTH WELDING HOODS TO THE BREMERTON SHIPYARD. COLUMBIA INDUSTRIES IS PROUD TO PROVIDE THESE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.