ABI LEGENDS IN MANUFACTURING AWARDS

Manufacturing Champion

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds

Gov. Kim Reynolds has long supported both the short-term and the long-term needs of Iowa’s manufacturing industry.

In the midst of the pandemic, Reynolds helped ensure that the manufacturers we all depend on would be deemed essential in an effort to keep supplying the state and country.

To do so, she helped get testing to those companies so they could more effectively serve the region.

Reynolds has also been instrumental in workforce initiatives aimed at building a pipeline for future talent and filling short-term needs. Her backing of Future Ready Iowa was key to the successful implementation and support for the workforce programs.

Her vision for the future of manufacturing was one of the catalysts for the recently announced Manufacturing 4.0 plan, which provides a road map to help Iowa manufacturers remain globally competitive through a fourth industrial revolution that emphasizes automation and smart technology.

“To maintain our leadership role, Iowa businesses are already thinking outside the box to adapt to the ever-changing demands of the 21st-century economy,” Reynolds said. “This road map will outline new strategies to support their efforts and ensure Iowa’s future prosperity is widespread, reaching all people in all parts of Iowa.”