Spokane aerospace manufacturing project eligible to apply for federal funds

Spokane took another step Monday toward an ambitious multimillion dollar initiative to develop new aerospace industry manufacturing technology and become a leading supplier for carbon composite parts. The Biden Administration announced Spokane is among 31 sites across the nation selected from a pool of about 200 attempting to tap into federal funds. A proposed new “Tech Hub” aims to create in Spokane an industrial and research base for advanced composites manufacturing. That’s technology that will be critical to Boeing when it comes to build its next all-new jet. Spokane’s Inland...