DS Smith Plc is an award-winning UK packing company that now has plans to grow in the Indy Region, in Boone County, Indiana. In late 2018, the company announced a more than $100 million investment in the city of Lebanon. A producer of paper and plastic packaging for businesses,…
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Here’s a look back at 2018 In 2018, the Indy Partnership continued work to raise the Indy Region’s profile in global business, under the umbrella of our regional economic development strategy and linked to our local advancement of the Global Cities Initiative (GCI), a joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase.
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The Latest & Greatest on U.S. Trade as of 12/13/2018 G-20: On the weekend of November 30, 20-nations met at the G-20 summit in Argentina. The meeting affirmed the importance of a multilateral trading system, with all G-20 leaders agreeing to a joint communique. U.S. and European negotiators…
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Cork Medical: Caring for Patients Around the World The Indy Partnership is offering a new round of export acceleration grants— up to $5,000 in matching funds — to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) headquartered in the nine-county Indianapolis region. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
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30 years of Japanese partnership has buoyed economic growth In October, Shelbyville celebrated its 30-year sister city relationship with Shizuoka, Japan – a model for how cross-cultural exchange can lead to economic growth and development. Since the partnership launched in 1989, Shelby County has become home to 14…
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Upcoming event Working with EU partners: Data Compliance & GDPR-Proofing Your Organization Do you collaborate with partners in the European Union? Or does your organization have EU citizens’ personal information on file (such as names and email addresses)? On November 28th, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of…
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Resources Global Indy Business Center Companies headquartered overseas can now use the Global Indy Business Center to explore the North American market and establish operations in the Indy Region. Provided by the Indy Partnership, firms can use the center’s shared office space and wraparound services for…
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Latest and Greatest on U.S. Trade Tariffs: On October 15, Ways and Means committee members sent a letter, cosigned by 169 other House members, to the USTR pressing for the establishment of a tariff exclusion process for 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports. CPTPP:…
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Export Grants Boost Local Companies Do you know a company that exports? The Indy Partnership is offering a new round of export acceleration grants — up to $5,000 in matching funds — to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) headquartered in the nine-county Indianapolis region. The deadline to apply is…
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Indy Partnership Trade Mission In early October, our Indy Partnership team had a fruitful trade mission to Europe, to attract foreign direct investment from Europe to the Indy Region. The primary objectives were to meet with new foreign prospects, trade multipliers, and existing firms headquartered in Europe with operations…
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