Opinion

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 TAKES 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 [...]

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 hum in the [...]

by Scott Hughes, Commissioner It’s true – Ridgefield is finally getting a full-service grocery store. The interest in this project has been astounding. A larger community might have yawned. But [...]

by Brent Grening, CEO In 2018, roads, bridges and broadband infrastructure will be part of the national debate.  Investment in local infrastructure will bring jobs and economic growth to SWW and [...]

by Nelson Holmberg, Vice President, Innovation These are exciting times at the Port of Ridgefield, and by extension, for our community, the Discovery Corridor and Clark County. We need to be in a [...]

by Bruce Wiseman, Commissioner Recently, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee spent a morning in Ridgefield. On that bright summer day our community got the chance to shine. The governor stood on the banks [...]

by Brent Grening, CEO With increased activity in Ridgefield, Southwest Washington, and the entire metro area, keeping things moving has become a big challenge and is a high priority for our [...]