Boeing, then headquartered in Seattle, received political pressure, led by U.S. Rep Tom Foley, D-Spokane, to spread some of its aircraft manufacturing operations to the Lilac City. In 1989, Foley rose ...

SEE MORE The leaders of Spokane’s American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center Tech Hub have selected a 386,000-square-foot facility as its HQ. (ATC Manufacturing Photo) After missing out ...

The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday awarded a $48 million grant to establish an aerospace manufacturing hub in Airway Heights that promises to make the Inland Northwest a national center for ...

The hub will develop and manufacture lighter, more efficient materials for planes and other aerospace technology and then supply those materials to manufacturers.

Private-sector heavyweights including Boeing and Blue Origin backed the creation of the tech hub in late 2023.

The U.S. Department of Commerce awarded $48 million to establish an aerospace manufacturing hub that promises to make the Inland Northwest a national center for next-generation aircraft.

A new testing facility is part of a plan to make Spokane one of the leading aerospace testing cities in the country.

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane County may be on ... The grant will fund plans for a tech hub that will move into the former Triumph Composite Systems building in Airway Heights. The hub will develop ...

Cantwell hopes the new center will make Spokane a “cluster of that kind of expertise,” attracting more companies to invest in the region. Advertising “Once you show the technology proof of ...

Federal funding, as well as industry and private commitments will establish a test bed for aerospace composite materials in the Pacific Northwest.

After missing out on federal funding awarded in July, Spokane’s Tech Hub for developing advanced aerospace has landed $48 million to launch the Eastern Washington effort. The money is coming ...

“Advanced materials are critical to the future of aerospace manufacturing, and this funding for the Spokane Technology Hub will help ensure the Pacific Northwest remains an industry leader in ...