Business View Magazine | Volume 9, Issue 3

163 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 3 PORT OF BENTON also support companies that are aviation related seeking to set up shop inside or near the airport. We are working to establish a supply chain alliance to ensure our local companies are ready and certified to meet the needs of the clean energy sector within the port district and across the state.” Through these initiatives, Port of Benton hopes to position Richland Airport as a gateway for corporate flyers who will join current tenants like Lamb Weston and Lineage Logistics, who maintain the largest commercial freezer in north America within the port. While all these industries provide many exciting business opportunities, another side of the Port been working on a clean energy vision for the last 13 years. The region’s focus areas are electrification of transportation, hydrogen, energy storage, grid fuels, and advanced reactors.” As part of this vision, the port is keen to support companies working on projects to help Washington state and the nation meet decarbonization goals. It is doing this by embracing innovative and advanced industry solutions like the vertiport at Richland Airport that is currently under review by the Federal Aviation Administration. “With the vertiport, we want to position Richland Airport as a demonstration destination for tech companies working on next- generation transport solutions,” says Howard. “We Washington State University Wine Science Center