The upholstered-furniture maker, which operates as Y.K. Furniture, plans to invest $24.3 million to establish its first U.S.
subsidiary. The facility will house assembly-and-distribution operations with about 100 employees.
A 26-member delegation of Hoosiers, including Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, arrived Wednesday in Hangzhou, Indiana’s Chinese
sister state since 1987, for an agriculture-focused economic development trade mission.
Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman is traveling to China with a delegation of state officials and business and community leaders through
June 10. Skillman is blogging about their experiences as the group works to build relationships and attract Chinese investment
to Indiana.
Zhejiang Province office will be Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s seventh international location.
Officials hope to reschedule flight to Italy for Tuesday to salvage the remainder of planned job attraction and creation trip.
The Indiana delegation plans to visit Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on a job- and investment-attraction mission.
Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman and nearly 20 agriculture leaders are expected to make stops in the Zhejiang province and
Beijing.
Former Indiana Economic Development Corp. project manager will focus on developing business relationships with European companies.
Economic development mission targets clean technology and motorsports business-development opportunities.
Some observers see a parallel to the state’s seeking Japanese investment following recession in the early 1980s.
A delegation of business and community leaders led by Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard departed for Europe Nov. 14 on a nine-day
economic
development mission to help grow the city’s motorsports industry.
An Indy Partnership official departed for Germany yesterday on a trade mission promoting economic development opportunities
in the 10-county Indianapolis area.
Japanese culture will be on display at the Indiana State Fair next year. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced today, while
traveling on a economic development mission in Japan, that the Asian country will be featured in its own exhibit at the fair
for the first time in 2010.
Don’t expect the contingent traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels on his 10-day trade mission to China and Japan to return to
Indiana with a major commitment from an Asian company.
Indy Partnership CEO Ron Gifford is traveling with Gov. Mitch Daniels and a delegation of Hoosier business and community
leaders on a trip to Asia through Sept. 16. Gifford is blogging about his experiences as he works to bring
new jobs and investment to the economic development group’s 10-county Indianapolis region. Bookmark this
page and check back for updates.
