Opinion

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 [...]

Opinion: Advanced Manufacturing Center Will Grow, Protect Jobs By Brent Grening, CEO When it comes to economic development, recent years have been good. Ridgefield and SW Washington have [...]

Opinion: Teamwork Rules In Ridgefield By Scott Hughes, Commissioner “There’s a lot going on in Ridgefield,” my fellow Port Commissioners and I hear a lot. And, it’s true. New people, new homes, [...]

WHY RIDGEFIELD NEEDS ITS COMMUNITY PORT Brent Grening, CEO The role of cities and counties in our communities is generally understood. They provide police and fire protection and help manage [...]

A Project Worth Doing Take Perseverance By Bruce Wiseman, Commissioner As a former and longtime employee of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service – the agency that manages the Ridgefield National [...]

Port Applauds Clark College’s Exploration of Advanced Manufacturing Center By Joe Melroy, Commissioner  At a recent port commission meeting, I had the pleasure of hearing the outstanding [...]

Legacy Thinking Holding Us Back By Brent Grening, CEO New technologies and digital automation require vast amounts of data. Employers of all types are facing this reality as the true impacts come [...]

Are We Ready? by Brent Grening, CEO Our regional economy is humming in many sectors. The most prosperous sectors, such as high-tech, education, health care and other knowledge-based industries [...]