Opinion

The IT3 DISCOVERY CENTER is for FOR BUSINESSES, STUDENTS, WORKERS. This Port of Ridgefield initiative is a collaborative, hands-on center of innovation and education to foster the region’s [...]

The port’s work on land and infrastructure development, including broadband deployment – and now the IT3 Discovery Center (see page 2) are not separate, siloed port projects or assets. [...]

A concept has been shaping up over the last year that we believe will help our community retain and expand good-paying jobs and be more competitive – locally and globally. The Port has been [...]

As crazy as our political, social, and economic climate are right now, certainty is beyond our grasp. It’s difficult to know where we’ll be by the end of the week, let alone this time next year. [...]

By Joe Melroy, Commissioner Ridgefield lost one of the people most influential in creating this special place we call home with the recent passing of our longest living resident John Burrow, just [...]

By Kevin Witte The world is rapidly becoming more and more complex, technical, interlinked and competitive. Technology is moving ahead at an unprecedented pace. Innovating to keep up with this [...]

By Brent Grening, CEO Covid-19, social unrest, high-unemployment, economic recession – it’s a lot to take in. How long recovery will take, and what normal will be is difficult, if not impossible [...]

By Brent Grening, CEO In the early part of 2020, two projects we’re working on here at the Port have one thing in common – they connect people to places. The Pioneer Street Rail Overpass is now [...]

Opinion: Covid-19 Exposes Urgent Need for High-Speed Internet Capacity By: Bruce Wiseman, Commissioner I’ve been one of your three Port Commissioners for over 20 years. During my tenure, [...]

Good Communication Makes for Great Community By Joe Melroy, Commissioner When you want to get something done as a team, communication is the name of the game. It’s no different when we’re working [...]