Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 3

162 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 KPFF is a recognized leader in planning, design, and project management of a full range of railroad facilities Integrating engineering excellence with LќLJ[P]L VWLYH[PUN Z[YH[LNPLZ [V KLSP]LY PUUV]H[P]L ZVS\[PVUZ [HPSVYLK [V `V\Y \UPX\L VIQLJ[P]LZ www.kpff.com 253.396.0150 purpose of the port is to cast a wide net to unlock the economic development potential of multiple industries. She recounts, “The Port of Benton was created to transfer federal assets, land, and facilities and use them for economic diversification for the community and the region. Our neighbors include Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University, Tri-Cities, a land grant university.” A soon-to-be tenant of the Port of Benton is X-energy, an advanced nuclear reactor and fuel design engineering company developing Generation IV high-temp gas-cooled advanced reactors and the TRISO-X fuel to power them. “The port and the wider Tri-Cities community has had a long history around clean energy, including nuclear energy,” Howard explains. “We’ve got a large community group led by industry, utilities, and the public sector, alongside university and education providers that have