Q4 2025

Trade & Industry Development Magazine

When it comes to advanced manufacturing, technology has caused site selection processes to change. Advanced manufacturing has created new requirements for workforce, incentives and regulatory issues to support more complex processes. Companies are balancing technologies such as AI, which can bring gains in automation, but still require a human touch to apply properly. In this issue, we discuss the evolving framework for site selection in industries including advanced manufacturing and biotech and address the need for a properly trained workforce.

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In this issue

Reports Reveal “Game-Changers” For U.S. Reshoring

BY: Harry Moser

Two recent surveys have confirmed that the skilled labor shortage is a significant barrier to foreign direct investment (FDI) and reshoring efforts in the United States. This feedback is consistent with reports that factory startup and expansion projects in the United States have experienced delays because of difficulties in finding skilled workers. more....

Features

The Future of Metal Manufacturing in America: Forging Ahead

Biotech in a Squeeze: Cuts to Research Are Reshaping the Industry

Reports Reveal “Game-Changers” For U.S. Reshoring

U.S. Ports Remain Focused on Growth Despite Economic Softening

Insights

Why AI Strengthens the Human Side of Site Selection

Spotlights

California’s Economic Growth Is Second to None in the U.S.

Florida Maintains Rank as a Top State for Business Investment

Your New Kentucky Home: Where Business Is Fast, But the Pace of Life Is Just Right

New Mexico Accelerates Ventures in Quantum Projects

Biopharma Manufacturing Leads in North Carolina

Ohio Offers U.S. Industry Speed, Talent, Energy and Performance