Q4 2021 | Trade and Industry Development

Q4 2021

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

Q4 2021

In this issue, our features take an in-depth look at industrial and advanced manufacturing, biotechnology, and free trade zones. Our Sites & Programs feature covers ports and inland ports, and our Shortlist examines business locations around the country that help companies attract an educated workforce with ample educational and training assets and a high quality of life. Regionally, we’re presenting six locations – Florida, Ontario, North Carolina, Kansas, Kentucky, and Ohio – that are ready for advanced manufacturing business.

In this issue

A Workforce for the Future, and Quality of Life Considerations

BY: Tracey Schelmetic

To thrive in 2022 and beyond, companies need an educated workforce with the right resources to support their families. To attract skilled employees, regions need excellent academic and training options that offer the right skills, but they also need a good quality of life that will induce workers to stay in area – or relocate from elsewhere. This means excellent schools, suitable housing, safe communities, an affordable cost of living and access to a wide variety of recreation and cultural activities and shopping. more....