Global Site Selectors Visit Puerto Rico to Explore Reshoring and Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities
Invest Puerto Rico hosted international leading location advisors evaluating the island as a strategic U.S. platform for supply-chain resilience and industrial expansion
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Invest Puerto Rico (InvestPR), the island’s business attraction organization, welcomed this week a delegation of global site selectors and investment advisors exploring opportunities to invest in Puerto Rico and support reshoring initiatives, offering them firsthand exposure to the island’s advanced manufacturing ecosystem, research capabilities, and skilled workforce.
As companies around the world reassess supply chains and manufacturing strategies, Puerto Rico is increasingly emerging as a competitive U.S. jurisdiction offering market access, industrial expertise, and a highly skilled bilingual workforce. This familiarization tour brought together advisors who guide corporations in location decisions involving manufacturing, research and development, and corporate operations.
The group engaged with leaders from Puerto Rico’s economic development ecosystem and visited companies and institutions that represent the island’s industrial strengths. The agenda includes visits to organizations across sectors such as biosciences, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, and global business services, as well as meetings with government stakeholders and research institutions.
“This visit comes at a pivotal moment for the global industry. Companies are actively rethinking where they manufacture, how they structure supply chains, and how they ensure long-term resilience. Puerto Rico offers a powerful solution with a proven manufacturing base, access to the U.S. market, world-class talent, and the operational stability companies need to reshore and scale”, said Ella Woger-Nieves, CEO of InvestPR.
Participants visited leading companies such as Crowley Maritime, Prime Air Corp., Carelon Global Solutions, Millicent Pharma, Becton Dickinson, Honeywell Aerospace, Lufthansa Technik, and Solx, as well as institutions like the Molecular Sciences and Research Center (MSRC) and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPR-M).
The site selectors and advisors also engaged with the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (DDEC) and PRIDCO, and received briefings on workforce capabilities, investment incentives, and the island’s broader economic development strategy.
“Puerto Rico has built one of the most sophisticated manufacturing ecosystems in the United States. By bringing site selectors to the island and connecting them with our industry leaders, research institutions, and workforce, we are creating the relationships that often lead to the next wave of investment and job creation,” highlighted Sebastián Negrón Reichard, Secretary of the DEDC and Chairman of InvestPR’s Board of Directors.
Jim Greenwood, President of Greenwood Strategy, highlighted the value of firsthand experiencing the ecosystem. “Decisions today are increasingly shaped by supply-chain reliability, workforce availability, and long-term operational stability. Visits like this provide the kind of on-the-ground insight that companies need when evaluating where to invest,” he said.
Greenwood also noted that Puerto Rico’s industrial legacy and proximity to the U.S. mainland are increasingly relevant in today’s business environment. “Puerto Rico combines a strong manufacturing foundation with access to the U.S. market, which is a powerful combination as companies look to diversify and strengthen their production networks,” added.
Familiarization tours are a key practice in economic development, allowing site selectors and corporate advisors to evaluate locations firsthand, build relationships with regional stakeholders, and identify opportunities that may lead to future investment projects.
