West Plains Airport Area / Spokane, Washington
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Faster
Here.
Shovel-ready industrial land. Direct I-90 access. Class I rail. Spokane International Airport. No state income tax. One team coordinating everything from day one.
Location Advantages
Why the West Plains.
The West Plains Airport Area offers a combination of site conditions, infrastructure, and project support that is difficult to replicate elsewhere in the western United States.
Our region's advantages compound: lower costs, faster timelines, and a coordinated team that eliminates the friction that slows projects down in other markets.
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Multimodal Transportation
Direct I-90 interchange access, Spokane International Airport cargo, and two Class I railroads (BNSF and Union Pacific). Fewer handoffs. Lower cost per mile.
No State Income Tax
Washington levies no corporate or personal income tax. Combined with Foreign Trade Zone #224 designation, the structural cost advantage over neighboring states is significant and permanent.
Build-Ready Infrastructure
Sites with utilities to the boundary, existing industrial zoning, and pre-aligned permitting pathways. No multi-year entitlement processes before breaking ground.
Pipeline-Fed Workforce
Over 40 training programs across WSU, EWU, Spokane Community College, and regional technical centers produce skilled manufacturing, aerospace, and logistics talent continuously.
Established Employers
Companies Already Building Here.
Globally recognized manufacturers, aerospace suppliers, and logistics operators have committed capital to the West Plains. Their presence validates the site conditions, labor market, and infrastructure that made the WPAA their choice.
Industry Sectors
Built to Scale.
Aerospace
The WPAA anchors one of the Inland Northwest's most advanced aerospace ecosystems, with a regional workforce of nearly 5,000 in aerospace-related fields, a dense supplier network, and extensive infrastructure for precision fabrication, defense components, and composite manufacturing.
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From metal fabrication and advanced materials to automation and aerospace components, the WPAA gives manufacturers build-ready land, multimodal logistics, and a growing skilled workforce to scale with speed and efficiency.
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The only market in the Inland Northwest with simultaneous access to I-90, two Class I railroads, SIA air cargo, and FTZ #224 designation. Purpose-built for fast, cost-effective regional and national distribution.
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Certainty Starts on Day One.
The WPAA is engineered for project velocity. Shovel-ready sites, pre-aligned permitting, and a dedicated team coordinating every stakeholder means your facility reaches production sooner, with fewer surprises.
S3R3 provides qualified companies with site packages, incentive modeling, workforce analysis, and infrastructure documentation before you commit to a site visit.
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Incentives
The Numbers Work.
Our team models the full value of available programs before you commit. The combination of no income tax, infrastructure savings, workforce funding, and FTZ designation creates project economics that competing markets cannot match.
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Workforce
Labor as a Competitive Advantage.
Spokane's workforce pipeline is one of its most durable strengths. Over 40 programs across regional universities, community colleges, and technical training centers produce skilled manufacturing, aerospace, and logistics workers continuously.
The region's lower cost of living supports stronger retention and reduces wage pressure that has destabilized operations in Seattle and Portland. Wage growth of 15% from 2019 to 2025 reflects rising skill demand, not supply constraint.
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Infrastructure
Where Air, Rail, and Road Converge.
Few industrial corridors in the western United States offer the multimodal depth of the WPAA. The $150 million Concourse C expansion at Spokane International Airport strengthened the region's air cargo capacity alongside an already exceptional surface freight network.
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S3R3 helps companies evaluate sites, model incentives, analyze workforce availability, and navigate infrastructure requirements. Confidential. No cost to you.