A warehouse and distribution center is planned near the Pullman Moscow regional airport and speculation suggests that it could be one of the largest companies in the world.

The building will be approximately 2,700 square feet, operate 24 hours a day, require the use of fleet vehicles such as trucks and trailers, and will be used to receive and deliver bulk packages and parcels that may include products, materials, food, groceries and liquor, according to Whitman County records.

The description, which comes from the application documents, fits the characteristics of Amazon facilities, including the potential use of renewable energy systems such as solar and hydrogen energy, which the company aims to generate entirely from electricity by 2030.

However, the application does not directly identify the global retailer.

The documents were filed by Ambrose Property Group, an Indianapolis-based company known to partner with Amazon on construction projects.

On its website, Ambrose built two fulfillment centers in Fort Wayne, Indiana, another in Bristol, Indiana, as well as Amazon delivery stations in Kansas City and another in Toledo, Ohio.

“The applicant is acting as an agent for the company, whoever it is,” said county planner Alan Thomson. “Rumor has it that it’s Amazon, but I don’t know for sure because it wasn’t mentioned in the documents.”

A conditional use application was submitted to the county last month, followed by a 21-day appeal period that ended last week.

Throughout the process, Thomson received no information about which company would occupy the premises.

“For me, it’s not an issue whether it’s Amazon or not,” he said. “Legally, they went through the process correctly, so I’m no longer interested.”

“Whoever it is will bring jobs and income, and that is good for Whitman County and the city of Pullman.”

Thomson said construction could begin as early as this fall and be completed in the spring.

Although the 30,000-square-foot Pullman project differs from Amazon’s 250,000-square-foot West Plains fulfillment center or even its 120,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Spokane Valley, its floor plan reflects other Amazon locations.

The retailer has leased a 30,000-square-foot facility on land owned by Spokane International Airport.

And next month, Amazon officials plan to complete construction of a 35,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center at William R. Fairchild International Airport in Port Angeles, the Peninsula Daily News reports.

The project, located north of Olympic National Park, was named “Project Olympia” by the applicant, Ambrose Property Group.

The new building planned for the Palouse is called Project Cougar. Although Thomson isn’t concerned about the company behind the project, he believes Pullman is worthy of a high-profile retailer.

“I don’t know about you, but my household uses Amazon extensively, as do thousands of other people in the Palouse,” he said. “There’s a market here.”

Ambrose officials could not be reached Tuesday.