INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric Holcomb is on another international economic development trip this summer, this time to Australia and Singapore.
The trip is Holcomb’s 24th as governor and first official visit to those two countries. His focus is on advanced manufacturing, defense, and energy. Travel costs are covered by private donations to the Indiana Economic Development Foundation.
Holcomb, First Lady Janet Holcomb, and David Rosenberg (Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce) left for Australia on Saturday, and return from Singapore on July 30.
“Indiana is celebrating win after win thanks to our strategic focus on cultivating a globally minded, future economy,” said Holcomb in a release. “Australia and Singapore both represent significant partnership opportunities due to their strengths in bolstering innovation, attracting and developing talent, and cultivating growth in critical sectors. I look forward to taking Indiana’s message across the Pacific and working to foster new opportunities for our businesses and our residents.”
Indiana’s imports and exports tally $1.8 billion with Australia and $944 million with Singapore. Indiana has 32 Australian business establishments, including C&R Racing, CSL Plasma, Everstream, Pratt Paper, Sales Pond, and Tronics. The state has two Singaporean-owned businesses.
Hoosier companies CAI, Eli Lilly and Company, and Zimmer Biomet operate in Australia and Singapore.
Read more on Gov. Holcomb’s trip in the Leslie Bonilla Muñiz story for the Indiana Capital Chronicle, by going here.
