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Holcomb heading to Australia, Singapore on economic development trip
Indiana is home to 32 Australian businesses and two Singaporean-owned businesses, and several Indiana-based companies do business in either Australia and Singapore, or both.
Indiana is home to 32 Australian businesses and two Singaporean-owned businesses, and several Indiana-based companies do business in either Australia and Singapore, or both.
IBJ talked with State Agriculture Director Don Lamb about the trade mission to Brazil, the importance of agriculture trade missions and Indiana’s import/export relationships.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, who is in Mexico on an economic development trip after visiting Brazil earlier in the week, said progress has been made on the trip.
Indiana Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers is set to lead a delegation next week on an economic development trip to Asia, where the team will promote Indiana’s growing battery, electric vehicle and semiconductor industries.
The Indiana governor is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion Monday in Davos about high-tech manufacturing with business and labor union executives.
The trip also will include a humanitarian component tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Gov. Eric Holcomb is leaving for China on Sunday for a two-week-long Asian trade mission, convinced he can boost business relationships even though the Trump administration is embroiled in a trade war with that nation.
Gov. Eric Holcomb spent Tuesday in Tokyo where his meetings included time with executives from Subaru and Honda, both of which have major auto assembly plants in Indiana.
Gov. Eric Holcomb spent Friday meeting with Japanese business executives and government officials following two days in South Korea.
Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch is set to be part of a delegation of agriculture and tourism leaders that will head to Mexico to develop economic partnerships and strengthen agricultural ties.
Holcomb will be accompanied by Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger, Indiana Economic Development Corp. directors John Thompson and Mark Neal and IEDC staff.
The United States and China haven’t held high-level trade talks since June, raising doubts about whether a resolution can be reached anytime soon.
Government officials are pledging to work closely, particularly on matters of trade, agriculture research and investment.
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced Monday afternoon that Holcomb will spend Monday through Wednesday in Canada to promote investment in the state.
Tthe trip is intended to strengthen relationships and encourage continued investment and trade with the state's largest foreign investor.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence plans to attend the Japan-U.S. Midwest Conference, meet with business executives and government leaders and host an economic development reception.
Pence will travel with a delegation of Hoosier business leaders to Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, Indiana’s Chinese sister-state. The delegation plans to leave May 9 and return May 16.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, first lady Karen Pence and state officials will travel to the United Kingdom on Saturday for an economic development mission to bring jobs and investment to Indiana.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is leading a group of business and community leaders on a jobs mission to the United Kingdom next month.
The delegation plans to visit Japan, South Korea and Taiwan for two weeks beginning Saturday.