Q4 2024 | Trade and Industry Development

Q4 2024

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

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As advanced manufacturing becomes more high-tech, site selection needs to change. The biotech industry has an acute need for well educated workers and clean manufacturing environments to support its complex processes. At the same time, industries are wrestling with how best to apply artificial intelligence (AI) to save time and costs but keep the human touch. In this issue, we discuss the evolving framework for site selection in industries including advanced manufacturing and biotech and address the urgent need for a properly trained workforce.

In this issue

Indiana’s Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) Program: Boosting Global Competitiveness and Economic Growth

BY: State of Indiana

Indiana’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) program, INZone, is a crucial driver of the state’s economic growth and global competitiveness. INZone is a local 501(c)6 non-profit whose service area covers 41 counties in central Indiana. It provides grants of authority to the manufacturers and distributors so they can work in the free trade zone. more....