Hello, my name is Mitch Goare, and I am the owner of The Blind Factory. We've been in business since 1992. I was hired to open the Columbus, Ga., store in 1996. I helped grow and develop both the Albany, Ga., and Columbus, Ga., stores and have since gone on to take over the ownership of both stores in 2002. In 2009, we opened our own plantation shutter