Q4 2021

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

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.

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In this issue

Access to Markets Via the Nation’s Ports and Depots

BY: Tracey Schelmetic

In 2020, the U.S. imported goods valued at about 2.8 trillion from its international trading partners and exported $2.1 trillion. Trillions more in domestic products were shipped inside U.S. borders. These goods flowed through American sea and river ports, road or rail, depots, and airports. Ports are critical to the economic health of the country more....

Features

The Semiconductor Crisis: An Economic Achilles’ Heel

Biotech Companies Are Preparing for the Manufacturing Future

The U.S. Foreign-Trade Zones Program Helps U.S. Industry Compete

Insights

What is Advanced Manufacturing?

Short List

A Workforce for the Future, and Quality of Life Considerations

Sites & Programs

Access to Markets Via the Nation’s Ports and Depots

Spotlights

Kentucky Excels in Manufacturing, Service and Tech Sectors