Press Releases

New Port Tenant

1/14/2008 12:00:00 AM

The Port of Ridgefield recently reached an agreement to lease 21,000 square feet of industrial space and adjacent yard area to DRS, Inc. of Bothell, WA. DRS offers a wide range of customizable services for commercial and residential construction sites. These services include drywall scrapping, job site clean up, papering, masking, sweeping, and debris recycling. The company will be making a substantial capital investment in the property including an internal dust collection system. Other DRS locations include: Maltby, Milton and Portland. The Ridgefield site will employ 15 people; 5 on site and 10 drivers.

About the Port of Ridgefield
The Port of Ridgefield was formed in 1940 and is charged with bringing economic development to the greater Ridgefield area. The Port district covers approximately 57 square miles, represents over 10,000 constituents and is led by three elected commissioners: Joe Melroy, Roy Randel, and Bruce Wiseman. Its current major projects include facilitating the community discussion regarding development of the Discovery Corridor, the PWT Environmental Cleanup and the installation of a number of transportation related projects. For more information about the Port, visit www.portridgefield.org or call (360) 887-3873.

Contact:
Michael Williams
Marketing & Communications Manager
360.887.3873
mwilliams@portridgefield.org