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

Florida The High-Tech Future is Here

BY: Jamal Allen Sowell

The Sunshine State boasts a pro-business climate, expansive infrastructure, growing and diverse workforce, and an unmatched quality of life. Companies across all regions of the state and all industries are finding the right fit, but the state has seen particularly exciting growth in cybersecurity, defense, aviation and green energy. 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