RIDGEWAY IS A CREATIVE, MARKETING AND EVENTS GROUP HEADQUARTERED IN THE TWIN CITIES OF MINNESOTA
With a long history serving National and International clients, Ridgeway brings years of experience, expertise and energy to its customers.
Ridgeway Today
Paul Jr. and Christina are continuing the tradition of an unsurpassed level of quality of exceptional experiences! From the initial vision to final execution, we combine our passion and integrity to create your ultimate event experience! For years, we specialized in live in-person events and now we have perfected the art of hybrid and Live-stream events, combining in-person events in conjunction with virtual online components. As well implementing the state of the art clean-tech solutions to ensure the safest event environment for you and your guests. We have faced the challenges head-on and put forth a clean-tech safety and sanitation protocol. Don’t cancel your next event! Let us show you what we can do for you!
Paul Robert Ridgeway, December 29, 1948 – May 13, 2017
The Founder of Ridgeway Companies
Paul Ridgeway Sr. led a storied career in the events business that started in politics. From a young age he was actively involved by becoming the student body president at Richfield High School and then became the student body president at Saint Cloud State University. This is where he began to be more heavily involved in political campaigns working for many notable politicians such as Wendell Andersen, Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, etc. He was well known and sought after for his strong crowd building ability and organization skills. While he was at Saint Cloud State University, he met the love of his life. Both spent countless hours working on campaigns. After working for the White House during the Carter administration, he left the White House to join Carlson Companies as Director of Governmental affairs, lobbying worldwide for its businesses such as Radisson hotels and TGI Fridays.
In 1986 he started his own company and remained a leader in the Twins Cities community. His high profile work included the Super Bowl Host Committee, Ice Castles movie crowd build, Keep the Twins Campaign, many heads of state visits including the 1990 Gorbachev visit and countless other dynamic projects.
Ridgeway’s clients included many fortune 500 companies such as Target, Medtronic, Ford, as well as nearly all marquee sporting organizations such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, PGA and NASCAR.
Late in his career, he may have found the most joy of his work life in talk radio with Salem Twin Cities, as the afternoon drive time host.
Paul Sr. supported numerous charitable organizations throughout his life including The Salvation Army, National Foster Parents Association, the United Way and many more. Paul Sr. was known as someone who was highly personal, generous and creative as well as a man who cared deeply for his family.
His Faith in Jesus and passion for helping others, including going above and beyond in service, is legendary and a legacy that his family holds dear.
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