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Huntington County, Indiana is one of those places investors hope still exists. A place which understands that economic development success is defined by
the success of its customers! It is one of those mid-western communities which absolutely believe four fundamentals work every time:

Over the past couple of years, FDI Alliance International has highlighted
FDI projects in Huntington County, Indiana, such as Teijin’s (Japan)
Continental Structural Plastics creating exterior body panels for iconic
U.S. automobiles; Marubeni’s (Japan) Helena Chemical mid-west facility;
Knorr-Bremse (German) Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems facility; and
Onward Manufacturing (Canada) U.S. operations. The newest member
of the FDI market to invest in Huntington County is Golfo di Napoli (Italy)
and their facility (under construction at this time).
Italian Company Golfo di Napoli’s new building in Huntington
County Indiana

It’s clear that investing in Huntington County is robotics, healthcare and other programs. Industries can tailor instruction to meet their training needs
different than investing in a major metro market. and funding support is available via the State of Indiana. Visit the Learning Center’s website at http://
For the savvy investors who understand how a small nw.hccsc.k12.in.us/ for more information.
market can return a large profit, there still are the
questions of workforce talent and collaborative
efforts with local and state governments. Huntington
and Indiana excel on their team work.

Many regions of the United States are grappling
with the issue of talent attraction and retention.
Huntington County and Northeast Indiana are not
exempted from the challenge; however, they are
unique in their collaborative efforts to provide
solutions. Huntington County for example, recently
launched a multi-million dollar training facility the
locals call “The Learning Center” or “LC.”

The LC is the result of a collaboration of local
industries, the public school system, the Chamber of
Commerce, the economic development team, local
elected officials, and area colleges and Universities.

The facility offers industry certifications in the world Huntington North High School students in the Health lab at the LC
of CNC machines, welding, automotive technology,

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