Port to explore project to offer ‘maker spaces’

The Port of Whitman County is exploring an economic development project, also known as maker spaces, as a means of transferring knowledge.

Port Executive Director Joe Poire said the project is in a very preliminary stage, and the goal is to leverage the presence of the two universities for economic development.

Poire explained that the maker space would be a building with several rooms set up for rent to entrepreneurs to develop projects. It could be as simple as a space for a seamstress or include 3-D printers or milling machines, he said. Equipment could be rented by the hour, he explained....