August 21, 2025 8:03 am
Business, Clark County, News 
An industrial park sits along Interstate 5 in Ridgefield. The Discovery Corridor, first designated in 1999, continues to grow slowly. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A welder works on a railing at Red Dog Fabrication in Ridgefield. The company moved to the Discovery Corridor about five years ago. (Photos by Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Pat Kiely owns Red Dog Fabrication in Ridgefield. He thinks more can be done to attract businesses to the corridor. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
A steel structure takes shape at Red Dog Fabrication in Ridgefield.
Steel structures wait to be painted Wednesday at Red Dog Fabrication in Ridgefield. The Discovery Corridor, first designated in 1999, continues to grow slowly. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
Steel structures sit in a parking lot Wednesday at Red Dog Fabrication in Ridgefield. The Discovery Corridor, first designated in 1999, continues to grow slowly. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)
I-5 cuts through rural land in Ridgefield, an area designated as the Discovery Corridor.
North Clark County’s Discovery Corridor has a ways to go to fulfill the dreams of those who first imagined the roughly 12-mile stretch as a driver of job creation.
The corridor, along Interstate 5 between Washington State University Vancouver and the East Fork Lewis River, has been in the works for about 25 years. While a few big operations have moved in, some say not much has been done recently to attract businesses.
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