Wind company eyes Oakesdale business office

Oakesdale’s business incubator may be the center of wind farm development in eastern Washington.

The city council unanimously approved a lease with wind power firm First Wind to rent the incubator at its April 19 meeting.

Council approval of tenants and a review of their business plans is one of the steps in renting out the office space, which was remodeled by the city last year.

Ben Fairbanks, First Wind’s western region business development manager based in Portland, Tuesday told the Gazette his firm is looking at setting up a central office in eastern Washington.

He said the firm will need...