"Built by Zidell" presents a success story of entrepreneurship and ethics in industry, detailing three generations of a manufacturing business (culminating in the construction of massive barges), the application of environmental science to a major industrial site, and a commitment to the future of Portland.
After nearly a century in business, the Zidell family is now poised for their most ambitious project yet, one where they won’t be building a barge, but rather a community.
After nearly a century in business, the Zidell family is now poised for their most ambitious project yet, one where they won’t be building a barge, but rather a community.
"It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice." -Emery Zidell
"The best way to get my dad to do something was to tell him he couldn't do it." -Jay Zidell