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In 2022, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive guiding the implementation of the CHIPS Act at Hemlock Semiconductor, the largest producer of hyper-pure polysilicon headquartered in the U.S. Michigan Executive Office of the Governor.

Michigan: Shaping the Future with Semiconductors

Michigan’s investments in the semiconductor industry — and its stronghold at the heart of connected industries like automotive and manufacturing — mak...

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Kansas Expands Economic Development Investments and Jobs

In 2024, Kansas announced a number of projects – both new ventures and expansions – that aim to bring more investment and more jobs to regions all acr...

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies’ new investment will bring the total investment in the facility to over $3.2 billion. Photo provided by NC Department of Commerce

Sustaining Success in North Carolina

North Carolina has also seen increased foreign direct investment (FDI). In 2023, 26 of the 111 projects announced in the state were sourced from overs...

Hydro Aluminum in the Western Kentucky community of Henderson recently announced an $85 million investment to grow its manufacturing presence in the Commonwealth. Photo provided by Commonwealth of Kentucky

Diverse Manufacturing Sectors Position Kentucky for Future Growth

Since the beginning of his administration, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear has announced more than 1,000 private-sector new-location and expansion proj...

More than 110,000 scientists, engineers and technicians are employed by Ohio’s world-class medical and research facilities, academic institutions and private companies. Photo provided by JobsOhio

Industry Wins with the Ohio Advantage

Because JobsOhio is private, businesses encounter less red tape, enjoy more responsive customer service and experience the peace of mind that comes wi...

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Florida Addresses Workforce Needs and Announces Economic Wins

According to research, if Florida were an independent country, it would be ranked as the 16th largest economy in the world by GDP. This represents a c...

New Mexico has a thriving research and development ecosystem thanks to an abundance of both public and private organizations on the cutting edge of research and development across multiple industries. Photo provided by City of Albuquerque

New Mexico Emerges as a Key Location for Advanced Manufacturing and Tech Development

New Mexico is a state with a truly global footprint. Its strategic location in the southwest United States, with easy access to three interstate highw...

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Colorado Announces a Host of Advanced Tech Developments in 2024

The Global Business Development division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, together with the Governor’s office, ...

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Montana: The Last Best Place for Your Business to Grow

The outdoor industry faces workforce challenges, which creates growth barriers. Montana has answers to these challenges. With the highest high school ...

Governor Eric Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and U.S. Senator Todd Young join executives of Google to break ground on the company’s new $2 billion data center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company is one of four major cloud infrastructure providers to announce new data centers in Indiana in 2024, joining AWS, Meta and Microsoft. Photo provided by Indiana Economic Development Corporation

Igniting the Economy of the Future

New advancements in technology can be seen across Indiana’s vast manufacturing ecosystem – from aerospace, aviation and space exploration to agbioscie...