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Port of Whitman outlines countywide projects: industrial pads, waterfront maintenance and brownfields cleanup
Summary
Kara Reibold, executive director of the Port of Whitman County, briefed the council on June 17 about countywide expansion efforts, a $20 million operating budget, new property acquisitions, a $2 million commerce grant for a tech‑transfer facility, and ongoing brownfields assessment and cleanup funding.
Kara Reibold, executive director of the Port of Whitman County, told the Pullman City Council on June 17 that the port is expanding its countywide economic‑development role with new acquisitions, grant‑funded capital work and programs to identify and remediate brownfields.
Reibold said the port now manages 10 properties across Whitman County, including three waterfront sites and the Port of Wilma, and has a 2025 budget of about $20 million, financed largely through grants and loans. "Most of that is coming from other than tax — it's really grants and loans," Reibold said.
Why this matters: the port's projects aim to attract higher‑wage jobs and private investment across the county. Reibold said the port prioritizes projects that create jobs above the county median wage and bring outside investment into Whitman County.
Reibold listed…
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