US factory building in July 2025
In July 2025, 13 large US plant projects were announced ($5.1 billion and 4,112 jobs announced), 0 started construction, 4 started production or opened and 0 were paused, cancelled or closed.
- Announced
- 13
- Broke ground
- 0
- Opened
- 4
- Stopped
- 0
- Revised
- November 11, 2026
Opened or started production
| Project | Date | Announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panasonic Energy Kansas factoryPanasonic Energy, De Soto, Kansas | July 14, 2025Opened | $4.0B | kansascommerce.gov |
| Louisiana module factoryFirst Solar, New Iberia, Louisiana | July 2025Production started | $1.1B | opportunitylouisiana.gov |
| Jefferson City Liquid I.V. production line expansionUnilever, Jefferson City, Missouri | July 1, 2025Production started | $80M | oembed-ded.mo.gov |
| Danville feed millWayne-Sanderson Farms, Yell County, Arkansas | July 9, 2025Production started | $43M | arkansasedc.com |
Announced
| Project | Date | Announced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia drug substance facility (Rivanna Futures)AstraZeneca, Charlottesville area, Virginia | July 21, 2025Announced | $4.5B | astrazeneca-us.com |
| Mesa Factory 3 precision components plantHadrian, Mesa, Arizona | July 17, 2025Announced | $200M | azcommerce.com |
| Philadelphia Navy Yard submarine fabrication facilityRhoads Industries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | July 3, 2025Announced | $100M | pa.gov |
| Robbinsville biodegradable paper tableware plantEco King Solutions, LLC (Zhejiang Kingsun Eco-pack), Robbinsville, North Carolina | July 22, 2025Announced | $81M | governor.nc.gov |
| Richardson aerospace manufacturing and R&D expansionCollins Aerospace (RTX), Richardson, Texas | July 23, 2025Announced | $57M | gov.texas.gov |
| Chicago lithium metal battery facilityPure Lithium Corporation, Chicago, Illinois | July 10, 2025Announced | $46M | gov.illinois.gov |
| Madison biologics development and manufacturing expansionCatalent, Madison, Wisconsin | July 1, 2025Announced | $45M | content.govdelivery.com |
| Holland ice cream plant expansion (novelty bar line)Hudsonville Ice Cream, Holland, Michigan | July 29, 2025Announced | $40M | michiganbusiness.org |
| St. Joseph industrial packaging line expansionSchütz Container Systems, St. Joseph, Missouri | July 31, 2025Announced | $31M | ded.mo.gov |
| Imlay City armored vehicle assembly plantVeptos, Imlay City, Michigan | July 29, 2025Announced | $20M | michiganbusiness.org |
| Nashville (Arkansas) PVC conduit manufacturing plantCANTEX, Howard County, Arkansas | July 31, 2025Announced | — | arkansasedc.com |
| Sharonville manufacturing expansionGreat Day Improvements, Sharonville, Ohio | July 29, 2025Announced | — | jobsohio.com |
| Walton Hills manufacturing facility (new)Great Day Improvements, Walton Hills, Ohio | July 29, 2025Announced | — | jobsohio.com |
Milestones from company, state, SEC and federal sources; "reported" means a news report not yet confirmed by the company or state. Figures are as announced. Months with fewer than three milestones are folded into the tracker only.