The first editor Daniel H. Grini was an experienced press worker, and came from Varden in the neighboring city.

He made Porsgrunds Dagblad into a local newspaper.

It bought both Breviksposten in 1916 and later Langesunds Blad and Skiens Dagblad.

[1] It prevailed over Grenmar, which went defunct in 1954,[3] but faced tougher competition from the Skien-based regional newspapers Varden and Telemark Arbeiderblad.

[4] Bjørg Vik and Jahn Otto Johansen started their careers in Porsgrunns Dagblad, and the newspaper also printed feuilletons which later became books by Jon Flatabø and Karen Sundt.