Brentwood, Tennessee-based AMI Metals Inc., a global aerospace materials company, has proposed a new manufacturing and distribution warehouse in Spokane Valley valued at $8 million.

The proposed one-story, 100,000-square-foot warehouse would be located on a vacant parcel of land south of Trent Avenue and east of Barker Road, near the Amazon fulfillment center at 18007 E. Garland, according to commercial development preapplication meeting records on file with the city of Spokane Valley.

A representative from AMI Metals declines to comment on the proposed project for now.

The aerospace materials manufacturer currently has an Inland Northwest presence at Playfair Commerce Park, at 301 N. Haven, in Spokane.

The proposed 12-acre site for the new Spokane Valley warehouse is owned by Spokane-based Forks Properties LLC, which purchased the land in December 2022 from Avista Corp. for $1.9 million, according to Spokane County tax records.

Founded in 1983, AMI Metals is a full-service cut-to-size metal service center, providing aluminum plate, sheet, bar, and extruded profiles for the aerospace industry. The company's website says AMI Metals is a supplier to Boeing integrated defense systems programs.

Should plans move forward, the proposed manufacturing and distribution warehouse would be the latest example of growth for the Inland Northwest aerospace industry this year.

In May, Charlotte, North Carolina-based Collins Aerospace announced plans for a $200 million investment to expand manufacturing at its carbon brake production site, at 11135 W. Westbow Lane, on the West Plains.

The expansion will add 70,000 square feet of manufacturing space, increasing the site’s footprint by over 50%, according to a press release from RTX, the parent company of Collins Aerospace.

Collins Aerospace broke ground on the expansion project in August. According to the release, the expansion is expected to add about 80 jobs.

Additionally, as reported by the Journal in October, a proposed advanced aerospace manufacturing center in Spokane received a federal designation as a “regional technology and innovation hub,” or tech hub.

The proposal called for the 386,000-square-foot former Triumph Composite Systems Inc. building at 1514 S. Flint, in west Spokane, to be transformed into the American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center.

While the consortium advocating for the Spokane tech hub missed out on tens of millions of dollars in federal funding in July, some of its members say there may be opportunities for future funding, keeping alive the plans for the proposed manufacturing center and the goals for the aerospace manufacturing industry in the region.