COLFAX, WA – The Port of Whitman County was recently awarded a $75,000 grant by the Community Economic Revitalization Board to support a planning study at the Port’s Business Air Center.
The Port will contribute 20% in matching funds to the study as well, which will focus on finding options to expand the existing industrial park at the air center. On June 30, the Port finalized a land trade, saving taxpayers $2 million and securing usable land next to the existing Business Air Center.
The grant allows the Port to determine the site’s development needs, including an environmental review, geotechnical analysis, an infrastructure needs assessment, and more.
“The Port is grateful to CERB for the planning grant,” Commission President Kristine Meyer said. “This feasibility study will help us determine the most effective development strategy for this land. The goal is to increase economic activity, attract business investment, and create jobs.”
The Port expects to finish the planning study by fall of 2026, with construction to follow.
