State trade fact sheets - Indiana

Space Solar Power

VanWyn, an entrepreneurial Ontario-based company in aerospace logistics, and Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis’ Purdue School of Engineering and Technology are collaborating on finding a breakthrough in the next step for space-to-earth power beaming. Grad students are diving deep into the science and engineering of “wireless power transfer” to a high altitude aircraft capable of sharing communications and surveillance across hundreds of thousands of square miles. This innovative new craft offers benefits to peace officers, remote communities, and disaster relief operations, saving millions of dollars and providing around-the-clock service. The ultimate goal of this collaboration is “space solar power,” where orbiting satellites provide clean, baseload power to all of mankind with no pollution on Earth.

Greenleaf Grows in Indiana

Shelbyville, IN will soon be home to the largest plant-based protein production facility in North America! Greenleaf, the U.S. subsidiary of Ontario-based Maple Leaf Foods, is building a 230,000 square-foot facility. The investment totals $310 million, employing 460 people. Once complete, the Greenleaf facility will be Shelbyville’s largest industrial project, joining a proud tradition of agriculture and manufacturing in the area.

Canada and the U.S.: There for Each Other

In 2020, Canada and the U.S. again worked together as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold across the world. Canada and the U.S. preserved supply chains across the border, deeming trucking essential. Canada and the U.S. traded important inputs for the production of personal protective equipment and medical equipment, maintaining a thriving bilateral trade in finished goods. Soon after the outbreak, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research began awarding grants to joint research projects proposed by Canadian and U.S. institutions to try and find an end to the virus.

No matter our shared challenges and as we have done in times of crisis, Canada and the U.S. will continue to support one another as friends, partners and allies.