Midwest | Trade and Industry Development

IL: Governor Signs Business Development Omnibus Package Focusing on Growth Incentives, Tech, Energy

News Jul 01, 2024

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of bills to incentivize corporate development and increase Illinois’ competitive edge for attracting new bu...

OH: Wilson Sporting Goods Opens New Football Factory in Ohio, Extends NFL Partnership

News Jun 28, 2024

Wilson Sporting Goods Co. and the National Football League announced today the renewal of their historic partnership, naming Wilson again as the offic...

L.L.Bean Embarks on 2024 Retail Expansion, to Open Four New Stores in 2024, More Planned for 2025

News Jun 27, 2024

Freeport, Maine-based L.L.Bean – the iconic outdoor retailer – announced the opening of four new retail stores in 2024, signaling its continued dedica...

MI: Armstrong Int'l. Breaks Ground on Industrial Heat Pump Manufacturing Wing at Three Rivers Campus

News Jun 24, 2024

Armstrong International, a global leader in thermal utility management, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Three Rivers, Michigan, manufactur...

WI: Thermo Fisher Scientific Expands Clinical Research Laboratory in Wisconsin, to Add 350 Jobs

News Jun 20, 2024

The PPD clinical research business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, unveiled a new clinical research laboratory ...

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

Article Jun 17, 2024 | By: State of Indiana

New advancements in technology can be seen across Indiana’s vast manufacturing ecosystem – from aero...

Vertical gardening in Upstate Colorado. Image courtesy of Gotham Greens.

Technology and Market Access Are a Winning Combination for U.S. Agribusiness

Article Jun 17, 2024 | By: Tracey Schelmetic

Food production requires a perfect storm of factors. The land must be suitable for farming. The loca...

IN: Bread Company King’s Hawaiian to Build Additional Facility at Indiana Site, Creating Another 150 Jobs

News Jun 17, 2024

Sweet bread company King’s Hawaiian has added another project to the site of an upcoming new manufacturing plant planned for the Columbus, Ind. area, ...

America’s Designated Sites Eliminate Business Complexity and Cost

Article Jun 17, 2024 | By: Tracey Schelmetic

Designated sites on which key work and permitting have already been completed for the purpose of ind...

OH: Career Centers in Mahoning, Trumbull Counties Receive $10 Million for Construction, Expansion

News Jun 14, 2024

Career centers in the Ohio counties of Mahoning and Trumbull each received over $5 million in grants for construction and expansion of new facilities....