US Factory Map

US factory building in February 2026

In February 2026, 22 large US plant projects were announced ($7.4 billion and 8,519 jobs announced), 2 started construction, 2 started production or opened and 0 were paused, cancelled or closed.

Announced
22
Broke ground
2
Opened
2
Stopped
0
Revised
November 11, 2026

Broke ground

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Bloomfield solid rocket motor and munitions campusPrometheus Energetics (Kratos / RAFAEL JV), Bloomfield, IndianaFebruary 19, 2026Groundbreaking$175Miedc.in.gov
Little Rock manufacturing facilityFaymonville Group, Pulaski County, ArkansasFebruary 27, 2026Construction started$100Markansasedc.com

Opened or started production

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Londonderry advanced footwear manufacturing facilityNew Balance Athletics, Inc., Londonderry, New HampshireFebruary 19, 2026Production started$70Mwebwire.com
Skowhegan factory expansion (Central Maine MADE)New Balance Athletics, Inc., Skowhegan, MaineFebruary 19, 2026Opened$65Mwebwire.com

Announced

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Sioux Falls fresh pork and packaged meats processing facility (Foundation Park)Smithfield Foods, Inc., Sioux Falls, South DakotaFebruary 16, 2026Announced$1.3Binvestors.smithfieldfoods.com
Northlake 10X rare earth magnet campus (expansion)MP Materials Corp., Northlake, TexasFebruary 26, 2026Announced$1.3Bgov.texas.gov
Montgomery County next-generation cell therapy manufacturing facilityJohnson & Johnson, Lower Gwynedd Township, PennsylvaniaFebruary 18, 2026Announced$1.0Bjnj.com
Hertford County specialty steel forging and fabrication plantUS Forged Rings, Inc., Cofield area, North CarolinaFebruary 26, 2026Announced$875Mcommerce.nc.gov
Galveston and Port Arthur shipbuilding expansionDavie Defense Inc., Galveston, TexasFebruary 11, 2026Announced$730Mgov.texas.gov
Hurt solid rocket motor plantAvio USA Inc. (Avio S.p.A.), Hurt, VirginiaFebruary 23, 2026Announced$500Mvedp.org
North Chicago API manufacturing expansion (two facilities)AbbVie, North Chicago, IllinoisFebruary 23, 2026Announced$380Mgov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
Bellevue stamping and assembly plant expansionAutokiniton, Bellevue, OhioFebruary 17, 2026Announced$313Mjobsohio.com
Pearl high-voltage switchgear plant (West Rankin Industrial Park)Siemens Energy, Pearl, MississippiFebruary 3, 2026Announced$300Mmississippi.org
Logan dairy plant expansionSchreiber Foods, Logan, UtahFebruary 12, 2026Announced$165Mbusiness.utah.gov
Sherman indium phosphide wafer fab expansionCoherent Corp., Sherman, TexasFebruary 6, 2026Announced$154Mgov.texas.gov
Davenport Works aluminum casting complex expansionArconic Corp., Bettendorf, IowaFebruary 20, 2026Announced$131Mgovernor.iowa.gov
Bondurant agricultural and industrial equipment plantVermeer Corp., Bondurant, IowaFebruary 20, 2026Announced$103Mgovernor.iowa.gov
Sealy roofing membrane plant expansionSika Corporation, Sealy, TexasFebruary 25, 2026Announced$90Mgov.texas.gov
Saltillo composite access mat plantSpartan Composites, Saltillo, MississippiFebruary 10, 2026Announced$49Mmississippi.org
Sumter returnable plastic packaging plantGeorg Utz, Inc. (Utz Group), Sumter, South CarolinaFebruary 11, 2026Announced$40Mgovernor.sc.gov
Waverly concrete mixer plantRevolution Concrete Mixers (LMI US, LLC), Waverly, IowaFebruary 20, 2026Announced$18Mgovernor.iowa.gov
Crawford rocket motor and munitions manufacturing siteFirehawk Aerospace, Crawford, MississippiFebruary 18, 2026Announced$17Mmississippi.org
Sparks sheet metal fabrication facilityFuture Form Manufacturing LLC, Sparks, NevadaFebruary 5, 2026Announced$11Mgoed.nv.gov
Huntington energy storage components plantHanjung America (Hanjung NCS), Huntington, IndianaFebruary 26, 2026Announced—iedc.in.gov
Jonesboro frozen food plantInnovAsian, Craighead County, ArkansasFebruary 3, 2026Announced—arkansasedc.com
Tulsa Port of Catoosa precision components and automation plant and U.S. HQMecad USA, Catoosa, OklahomaFebruary 2, 2026Announced—okcommerce.gov

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.

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