Making Indiana. Moving the World.

We are the driving force in making Indiana a global leader in advanced manufacturing and logistics (AML).

Leading Indiana’s Economic Growth

We collaborate with businesses, academic institutions, industry executives, and other partners in just about every corner of Indiana, bringing together diverse perspectives to help identify challenges and create opportunities in AML. Everything we do is about maximizing our state’s economic potential while helping Hoosiers find rewarding careers in these rapidly evolving industries.

Advancing Industry

Automation and data are transforming advanced manufacturing and logistics. We’re helping Indiana lead this evolution, providing the resources businesses and educators need to be competitive on a global scale.

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Activating Talent

We help Indiana’s talent meet the demands of an evolving industry, using our industry and education connections to facilitate real-world, hands-on experiences.

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Connecting Leaders

Join our network of statewide business, education, public, and philanthropic leaders working together on solutions to the industry’s most important challenges—and help us drive Indiana’s AML to global leadership.

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Where Indiana’s AML Stands

Our dashboard helps you plan for the future with the best data available on the state of Indiana’s AML workforce.

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Case Studies

Explore the stories of Hoosier businesses and institutions adapting to the rapidly changing economy with the help of Manufacturing Readiness Grants and modern workforce development programs.

Jasper Group

Jasper Group

Jasper Group Makes Bold Leap into Industry 4.0 with Adoption of Autonomous Mobile Robots in its Orleans, Indiana, Plant

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Starlight Distillery

Starlight Distillery

Starlight Distillery invests $200,000 MRG in smart tech, advancing its nearly 2-century commitment to sustainability, diversification and quality

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Lippert

Lippert

In 2022, Lippert, a multi-billion-dollar component manufacturer for RVs, boats, automobiles and adjacent industry suppliers, realized it could not meet its workforce needs with traditional recruiting efforts alone.

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Our Impact

We’re already making a big difference. But we still have plenty of work to do—and decades of potential growth to come.

30%
OF INDIANA’S GDP RESULTS FROM MAKING AND MOVING GOODS
$724B
IN GOODS MOVE THROUGH INDIANA ANNUALLY
35%
OF THE WORLD’S ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS ARE MANUFACTURED IN INDIANA
$89,000+
AVERAGE MANUFACTURING COMPENSATION

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2ND
IN OVERALL U.S. PRODUCTION OF AUTOMOBILES

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A Discussion on Indiana’s Path to Addressing AML Workforce Gaps by 2040 

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Toyota Material Handling

Innovative approach to part-time and gig workers helps Toyota Material Handling’s Parts Distribution Center reach untapped workforce.

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New data confirms growing impact of Manufacturing Readiness Grants program on success and scale of Indiana’s small- to mid-sized advanced manufacturers

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