US Factory Map

US factory building in October 2026

In October 2026, 39 large US plant projects were announced ($41 billion and 19,588 jobs announced), 3 started construction, 2 started production or opened and 0 were paused, cancelled or closed.

Announced
39
Broke ground
3
Opened
2
Stopped
0
Revised
November 11, 2026

Broke ground

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Richmond-area ADC / API facilityEli Lilly and Company, Goochland County (West Creek), VirginiaOctober 22, 2026Groundbreaking$5.0Binvestor.lilly.com
Osceola direct reduced iron (DRI) facilityUnited States Steel Corporation, Osceola, ArkansasOctober 30, 2026Groundbreaking$1.9Barkansasedc.com
Hollywood Advanced Fabrication Campus (prefabricated electrical assemblies)Helix Electric, Hollywood, AlabamaOctober 27, 2026Groundbreaking$45Mgovernor.alabama.gov

Opened or started production

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Bay Minette aluminum recycling and rolling plantNovelis Inc., Bay Minette, AlabamaOctober 2026Production started, reported$2.5Balcircle.com
STAMP dry pump manufacturing facilityEdwards Vacuum (Atlas Copco Group), Alabama, New YorkOctober 29, 2026Production started$319Mesd.ny.gov

Announced

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Malta new 300mm fabsGlobalFoundries, Malta, New YorkOctober 14, 2026Announced$21Bgf.com
Middle Georgia Megasite vehicle assembly plantAudi AG, Fort Valley, GeorgiaOctober 24, 2026Announced$4.0Bgov.georgia.gov
Arsenal-2 shipyard at Tradepoint AtlanticAnduril Industries, Sparrows Point, MarylandOctober 6, 2026Announced$3.7Bcommerce.maryland.gov
West Point vaccine and medicine manufacturing expansionMerck & Co., Inc., West Point, PennsylvaniaOctober 14, 2026Announced$2.9Bdced.pa.gov
New Albany pharmaceutical manufacturing campusBayer, New Albany, OhioOctober 2, 2026Announced$2.2Bjobsohio.com
Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility expansion (LEU+ fuel)Westinghouse Electric Company, Hopkins, South CarolinaOctober 21, 2026Announced$1.0Bgovernor.sc.gov
Springfield hybrid-electric aircraft plantElectra, Springfield, OhioOctober 28, 2026Announced$850Mjobsohio.com
Upper Merion biopharmaceutical innovation and manufacturing hubGSK, Upper Merion Township, PennsylvaniaOctober 9, 2026Announced$800Mpa.gov
West Point hybrid powertrain plant expansionHyundai Transys, West Point, GeorgiaOctober 8, 2026Announced$560Mgov.georgia.gov
Hutto advanced manufacturing and operations campusBlue Origin Manufacturing LLC, Hutto, TexasOctober 8, 2026Announced$555Mgov.texas.gov
Savannah Machinery Works gas turbine parts expansionMitsubishi Power Americas, Inc., Pooler, GeorgiaOctober 23, 2026Announced$490Mgeorgia.org
Montgomery plant expansion for hybrid and EREV production (Project Game Changer)Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA), Montgomery, AlabamaOctober 28, 2026Announced$413Mgovernor.alabama.gov
Dover hydrogen and heavy water production plantAternium, Dover, DelawareOctober 30, 2026Announced$380Mnews.delaware.gov
Fort Valley school bus plant (new facility)Blue Bird Corporation, Fort Valley, GeorgiaOctober 21, 2026Announced$300Mgeorgia.org
Owasso air movement equipment plant (expansion)Greenheck Group, Owasso, OklahomaOctober 9, 2026Announced$300Mokcommerce.gov
Sanford contrast media manufacturing plant (first U.S. plant)Bracco Imaging, Sanford, North CarolinaOctober 27, 2026Announced$230Mcommerce.nc.gov
Honea Path pine wood products plantAdeptus USA, Honea Path, South CarolinaOctober 1, 2026Announced$216Mgovernor.sc.gov
Plant Two poultry processing expansionBell & Evans, Bethel Township, PennsylvaniaOctober 1, 2026Announced$152Mdced.pa.gov
Hickory optical connectivity plant expansionUS Conec Ltd., Hickory, North CarolinaOctober 22, 2026Announced$150Mcommerce.nc.gov
Mountain Home dialysis components plant expansionVantive, Mountain Home, ArkansasOctober 27, 2026Announced$100Markansasedc.com
El Dorado Iron Mountain sawmill modernization and expansionCanfor Southern Pine (Canfor), El Dorado, ArkansasOctober 27, 2026Announced$96Markansasedc.com
Mooresville manufacturing campus expansionCorvid Technologies, Mooresville, North CarolinaOctober 13, 2026Announced$95Mcommerce.nc.gov
Oakwood semiconductor equipment manufacturing expansionVDL Groep (VDL Industries Gainesville), Oakwood, GeorgiaOctober 13, 2026Announced$77Mgov.georgia.gov
Chippewa Falls high-performance computing manufacturing expansionHewlett Packard Enterprise, Chippewa Falls, WisconsinOctober 15, 2026Announced$75Mcontent.govdelivery.com
Pittston CNC machining and laser cutting facilitySendCutSend, Inc., Pittston, PennsylvaniaOctober 20, 2026Announced$63Mdced.pa.gov
Decatur Towers & Structures utility pole expansionNucor Corporation, Decatur, AlabamaOctober 20, 2026Announced$60Mgovernor.alabama.gov
Hollywood Advanced Fabrication Campus (prefabricated electrical assemblies)Helix Electric, Hollywood, AlabamaOctober 27, 2026Announced$45Mgovernor.alabama.gov
Colorado Springs precision manufacturing expansionAccu-Precision, Colorado Springs, ColoradoOctober 6, 2026Announced$45Mgovernorsoffice.colorado.gov
Jasper utility structures plant expansionValmont Industries, Jasper, TennesseeOctober 23, 2026Announced$45Mtnecd.com
Memphis pump manufacturing and distribution facilityITT Goulds Pumps (ITT Inc.), Memphis, TennesseeOctober 19, 2026Announced$31Mtnecd.com
Columbia structural steel fabrication plant (Metso Way)SteelFab Inc., Columbia, South CarolinaOctober 27, 2026Announced$30Mgovernor.sc.gov
Blythewood just-in-time seat plant (Scout Supplier Park)Brose Sitech, Blythewood, South CarolinaOctober 28, 2026Announced$30Msccommerce.com
Russellville secondary aluminum billet casting plantClearFlow Metalworks, Russellville, KentuckyOctober 30, 2026Announced$28Mkentucky.gov
Thomson metal fabrication plantMayville Engineering Company (MEC), Thomson, GeorgiaOctober 1, 2026Announced$26Mgov.georgia.gov
Melbourne satellite and payload engineering and manufacturing facilityCesiumAstro Inc., Melbourne, FloridaOctober 15, 2026Announced$25Mspacecoastedc.org
Conover manufacturing facility expansionUtili-Serve, LLC, Conover, North CarolinaOctober 14, 2026Announced$25Mcommerce.nc.gov
Rock Hill composites manufacturing expansionRe:Build, Rock Hill, South CarolinaOctober 6, 2026Announced$20Mgovernor.sc.gov
Franklin manufacturing expansion (325 Buffalo Street)The Conair Group (Piovan Group North America), Franklin, PennsylvaniaOctober 19, 2026Announced$10Mdced.pa.gov
Weld County space hardware production facilityBAE Systems, Weld County, ColoradoOctober 21, 2026Announced—prnewswire.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.

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