NEW: In our latest report, Future Ready: Advancing Indiana’s Productivity Through Critical Manufacturing Subsectors, we identify the manufacturing subsectors and roles that hold the greatest potential to drive Indiana’s future productivity and competitiveness.

Hendricks County-based Jeco Plastic Products has been around for a half-century. Still, its appetite for niche opportunities that require precision molding gives the company an ambitious start-up feel. Read the full case study:

Welcome to the #ConexusCouncil, Automatic Pool Covers, Inc., an Indiana manufacturing operation dedicated to creating safe, reliable and innovative pool cover systems. Learn more: https://t.co/pOiRnAJFBD

Lake County-based FiberX found a niche with untapped potential by leveraging science to manufacture products out of corn harvest waste. Read the full case study:

Indiana is proud to have a robust group of young professionals in AML, as shown by our first five classes in our Rising 30 program. We are searching for our next Rising 30 class, so if you know someone deserving of this recognition, nominate them today! https://t.co/YzL63D8C2X

At the Q4 Advanced Industries Council meeting, Conexus Indiana welcomed Erin McLaughlin, Senior Economist at @Conferenceboard, for a timely briefing on the economic trends shaping AML industries in Indiana. Read the summary of this presentation:

Pet food manufacturer Shepherd Boy Farms has announced plans for a $50 million expansion to its Decatur County facility, a project that will add 50 jobs at the location. Learn more via @IIB:

In our recent public policy meeting, council members had heard from the @Taftlaw team speak about the state of tariffs, trade, and federal government contracting, and how they are affecting AML. You can learn more about this event and others here:

Participating on robotics in high school and college led Samuel Reshad to his role at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, playing a significant role integrating robots and cobots into the Princeton plant. Meet Samuel and the rest of the Rising 30 class of 2025: https://t.co/RSno5q40Se

Last week, we had the honor of celebrating Mark DeFabis, former CEO of IDS Fulfillment, as 2025 Andre B. Lacy Vanguard Award recipient. Mark earned this honor through his lifetime work and leadership in the advanced manufacturing and logistics industries. https://t.co/kKHj4XeoMB

As a Program Manager, Kaylie Pruiett leads the Tri-State Manufacturers Alliance, Family Business Alliance, Young Professionals Alliance and Business Retention and Expansion Program at the @evvregion. Meet Kaylie and her fellow Rising 30 honorees: https://t.co/uUwoWBoQdp

Recently, our own Patrick O’Neill presented at @NotreDame on Conexus’ work and shared insights on defense manufacturing in Indiana A huge thank you to our partners at iNDustry Labs at Notre Dame for facilitating this conversation!

Welcome to the Conexus team, Carly Gundaker! Carly joins us as the Manager of Talent Programs where she works to build a talent pipeline for AML through the development, implementation and growth of successful talent programming. https://t.co/4sxAPM0G5w

Cold storage company Lineage Inc. has finished a $180 million expansion of its facility in Hobart. This expansion will allow for increased supply chain reliability and will also result in the addition of roughly 50 new jobs. https://t.co/jPpEGBd6vn

ICYMI: The nomination window for the Rising 30 Class of 2026 is open! If you know a rising star in Indiana advanced manufacturing and logistics, we would love to know more about them! Nominations are open through end of year, submit application here: https://t.co/YsyO1doji5

Fishers' @Amerresources announced a $1.4 billion partnership with the Department of Defense and a North Carolina company to increase the domestic production of rare earth magnets with funding from U.S. Department of Defense’s Office of Strategic Capital. https://t.co/QbjK348MQZ

At FiberX, Angela Perez can invent, fabricate & implement equipment in a new industry. She plays a key role in preparing major scale-ups, which will increase production by 15x in 2025 and 50x in 2026. Meet Angela and the Rising 30 class of 2025 here: https://t.co/22XmWogaAS

Tippecanoe-based Bioanalytical company Novilytic utilized grant funding to accelerate pharmaceutical innovation and boost Indiana’s life sciences edge through hardtech. https://t.co/sQVPS81xR5

indicators and trends shaping the manufacturing industry, including insights on tariffs and trade policy, business and supply chain strategy, labor and market workforce implications and much more. https://t.co/qWieVNZQQV

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