Alabama

TVA considering new $5 billion hydropower project in Northeast Alabama

The Tennessee Valley Authority is looking to invest $5 billion for a hydropower project near Pisgah in Northeast Alabama. The “pumped storage hydropower” facility would bolster the utility during times of strain on its electrical grid.

Firms launch $33 million project to build aviation facility at Alabama’s Pryor Field

Aleut Real Estate celebrated the official groundbreaking of a new state-of-the-art hangar facility at Pryor Field Regional Airport in Limestone County, Ala. The company is investing $32.7 million in the project. The hangar, which will focus on maintenance, repair and overhaul operations for commercial and military aircraft, is expected to create 50 jobs within three years.

Atlantic Aviation begins work at Birmingham airport

A new $40 million project from Atlantic Aviation is underway at Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM). Plans include a new executive FBO, two hangars and shop space. 

Work begins on $80 million job training center in Jasper

The Heman Drummond Center of Innovation, an $80 million job training center, has begun construction on a campus in Jasper, northwest of Birmingham. It is expected to open in the fall of 2026. With more than 200,000 square feet, the center will be able to serve about 2,100 high school students, offering training in cyber IT, robotics, healthcare, automotive and construction capabilities.

Arkansas

Google plans $10 billion campus in Memphis metro

Google plans to construct a 580-acre campus in West Memphis, Ark., just a Mississippi River bridge away from downtown Memphis. The $10 billion campus would have five “large-scale” data centers, office buildings, parking areas, internal roadways, a utility substation, stormwater management facilities and other site work.

Port of Little Rock captures $1 billion data center 

Little Rock Chamber of Commerce CEO Jay Chesshir told board members that details remained to be worked out before the identity of the 400-acre purchaser could be revealed, adding he expected that to happen in 60 to 90 days as of this writing on June 3, 2025. 

The Little Rock city government’s website posted a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) showing that the 400 acres are for a new 300,000-square-foot data center in an agreement with Willowbend Capital LLC. Willowbend is evaluating the Port of Little Rock site according to the MOU. 

Green Bay Packaging invests more than $1 billion in Morrilton, Ark. 

The manufacturer of sustainable packaging is expanding its Kraft paper mill in Morrilton with an investment of $1 billion, which is the largest in Central Arkansas history. 

Weyerhaeuser breaks ground on plant in South Arkansas

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberlands, has broken ground on its new TimberStrand® facility near Monticello and Warren, Ark. The company is investing an estimated $500 million in the facility, which is expected to create 200 high-quality jobs in the region once fully operational.

Florida

Billion-dollar investment in Northwest Florida

Williams International announced in late spring it is locating a $1 billion, 1 million-square-foot facility in Okaloosa County, Fla. It is the largest investment by value in Florida Panhandle history. The aviation and aerospace manufacturer conducted a long site search before choosing Okaloosa County, Fort Walton and the Shoal River Industrial Park. 

From Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office: “Numerous state, regional, and local partners worked together to facilitate this major economic development success story for Northwest Florida. In 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis awarded $3.2 million through the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund to expand manufacturing in Okaloosa County. FloridaCommerce partnered with several state and local organizations including CareerSource Florida, Florida’s Great Northwest, Space Florida, Okaloosa County and Triumph Gulf Coast on this major economic development win for Florida.”

Aerospace manufacturer to land in Northwest Florida

Oxford Technologies will establish operations in Bay County, Fla. The company makes abrasion strips for the Black Hawk rotor blades, and is an important part of Sikorsky aircraft. The $7.5 million investment will create 40 new jobs

Georgia

GE Appliances invests $60 million in Georgia plant

GE Appliances announced the completion of a $180 million investment at its subsidiary Roper Corp.’s cooking products plant in Walker County. The investment at the LaFayette plant adds $60 million to the amount that was previously announced, according to a press release. The extra money was put toward increased automation through two new assembly lines, autonomous mobile robots and additional equipment.

Roper, formerly the Newark Stove Company, was an American stove manufacturer that was founded in 1883, in Newark, Ohio. The company was once the largest stove producer in the world.

Another data center being built in the Atlanta metro

A portion of old Fort Gillem property in Clayton County, Ga., will soon be prepped for a $2 billion data center. Digital Fort Gillem plans to create a 1.9 million-square-foot data center on about 97 acres. The campus will be linked to Digital Realty's existing Atlanta infrastructure. Digital Realty is based in Texas and has over 300 data centers around the world.

California-based Prologis behind $17 billion data center south of Atlanta

Officials with Prologis, a California-based real estate investment trust, confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the San Francisco-based company plans to acquire a roughly 831-acre project site in Coweta County, Ga. If completed, it would be the largest data center in the Atlanta MSA.

Tech unicorn OneTrust opens new HQ in Atlanta

OneTrust, which specializes in artificial intelligence and data privacy, has moved its headquarters to the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail, which is also home to BlackRock, McKinsey & Co. and Mailchimp. The new headquarters will house nearly 500 workers. 

Kentucky

Foxconn plans Louisville facility

Electronics giant Foxconn is investing $174 million in a manufacturing facility in Jefferson County, Ky. The deal will create 180 jobs. 

Aerospace manufacturer creating jobs in rural Kentucky

Aerospace Composites Solutions, a designer and manufacturer of products that boost aircraft performance, is investing almost $17 million in a plant in Morgantown. The deal will add 72 jobs. 

L2 Aviation opening operation in Northern Kentucky

L2 Aviation is investing in its facilities at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) in Boone County. L2 Aviation is a comprehensive avionics design, consulting, manufacturing and engineering company, and will invest $12.2 million and hire 250 in the deal. 
 

Packaging manufacturer to build new facility in Lebanon, Ky. 

Morris Packaging is building a $61 million flexible packaging center in Lebanon. The deal will create 276 full-time jobs.

Louisiana

Big deal on the bayou 

Woodside Energy Group announced its $17.5 billion final investment decision for the foundation of its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) production and export facility in Calcasieu Parish, named Louisiana LNG, that is expected to produce up to 16.5 million metric tons (Mtpa) of LNG per year.

The announcement takes its place in both state and national history as being the first greenfield LNG project to reach final investment decision under President Trump’s second administration and the largest single foreign direct investment and greenfield project in Louisiana history. 

Skywest to establish MRO facility at the Shreveport Regional Airport

SkyWest Airlines, the nation’s largest regional airline carrier, has selected Shreveport Regional Airport as its newest maintenance base and facility to help support its fleet of nearly 500 regional aircraft. Louisiana Economic Development estimates the project will result in 150 direct jobs and 375 new indirect jobs, bringing a potential of 525 new jobs to the Northwest Region.

Mississippi

Big Mississippi deal at deadline

Howard Industries, a transformer manufacturer and distributor, announced in late June an expansion of its facilities in Jones, Simpson and Clarke Counties. Howard will invest $237 million and add 450 jobs in the deal. 

Data center cooling equipment manufacturer, Modine, to create 450 jobs in Grenada County

Thermal management company Modine is upgrading one of its existing facilities in Grenada County to manufacture data center cooling equipment. The project will represent a corporate investment of more than $38 million by the end of 2028, and will create more than 450 jobs.

North Carolina

JetZero to bring thousands of jobs to Greensboro, N.C. 

Another huge aviation win has been captured by one of the hottest places for the industry in the American South — Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI) in Greensboro. Honda Aircraft and Boom Supersonic have made some serious “Secret Squirrel” investments at PTI. And now, the “Big Kahuna” of aerospace deals so far this year is setting up shop at there. 

According to sources, JetZero is the largest jobs commitment in North Carolina history with 14,500 announced jobs and an investment of $4.7 billion. 

The California-based company has been conducting a nationwide search for a location to manufacture its fuel-efficient aircraft, and company leaders called PTI Airport the “right place” for that facility. JetZero has partnered with United, Delta and Alaska Airlines. The company hopes to have planes in service by 2030. The factory, slated to break ground in 2026, will produce JetZero’s Z4 airplane, designed to transform commercial aviation by increasing fuel efficiency by 50 percent. The company says cutting the need for fuel reduces harmful emissions. The Z4 will feature a special “all-wing” design and seat up to 250 passengers.

Cleveland County welcomes PPG

PPG, an American Fortune 500 company and global supplier of paints, coatings and specialty materials, is investing $380 million in Shelby, a city of about 22,000 located about 50 miles west of Charlotte. According to the Cleveland County Economic Development Partnership, PPG is buying a 108,500-square-foot industrial building from the county.

Canadian manufacturer selects Charlotte

Canada-based AVL Manufacturing has chosen Charlotte for its entrance into the U.S. market. The business has created AVL USA Inc., and will invest $56 million for a new manufacturing facility in Charlotte. The project will create more than 325 jobs. The new facility will build enclosures for industrial power generators. AVL’s products supply backup power to large data centers, among other uses.

Amazon to invest $10 billion in North Carolina for AI infrastructure

Governor Josh Stein announced that Amazon Web Services has announced it is planning to invest $10 billion to launch a new high-tech cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation campus just east of Charlotte in Richmond County, creating at least 500 new high-paying jobs.

The new data centers located within the campus will include computer servers, data storage drives, networking equipment and other forms of technology infrastructure used to power cloud computing capabilities and generative AI technologies.

Oklahoma

Oklahoma selected for historic $4 billion investment from Emirates Global Aluminum

Gov. Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Commerce announced in the spring that Emirates Global Aluminum has chosen the state for a massive $4 billion plant. The project will create 1,000 jobs. Shown here, engineers walk through Emirates Global Aluminum’s Al Taweelah smelter in the United Arab Emirates.

Oklahoma Space Port announces historic partnership with Dawn Aerospace to bring Spaceflight to Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with Dawn Aerospace that will bring the company’s revolutionary Aurora spaceplane to the Oklahoma Air and Space Port. The agreement will establish Oklahoma as a premier U.S. launch site for micro-gravity research and suborbital spaceflight, with operations beginning in 2027.

Firehawk Aerospace investing $22 million in Lawton, Okla. 

Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology leader, is investing $22 million in a facility in Lawton. Job totals have not been reported. 

South Carolina

Rural rules! Big deal in rural South Carolina

Homanit, a manufacturer of wood materials, has selected Clarendon County to establish the company’s U.S. manufacturing operation. The $250 million investment, representing Clarendon County’s largest announcement in two decades, will create 300 new jobs. 

Headquartered in Germany, Homanit is a leading European manufacturer of medium- and high-density wood fiberboards for furniture, automotive, door and coating industries. The company currently operates production facilities in Germany,
Lithuania and Poland.

Forty-million-dollar investment in South Carolina

AIRSYS Cooling Technologies (AIRSYS), a global cooling solution provider, announced in the spring quarter it is establishing a new global headquarters with an expansion in Spartanburg County. The company’s $40 million investment will create 215 new jobs.

Tissue manufacturer picks Barnwell, S.C.

Barnwell Tissue Solutions, a tissue manufacturer, announced in the spring it is establishing operations in Barnwell County. The company’s $12 million investment will create 50 new jobs.

Tennessee

Elon Musk and xAI brought the world’s biggest supercomputer to Memphis

A year ago, in an abandoned factory in southwest Memphis over by the “FedEx airport,” Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI moved into the facility to set up the supercomputer, Colossus. Musk claimed Colossus is the most powerful AI training system in the world. Its purpose is to train xAI's language model, Grok, and support the social media service X. An official with xAI reportedly said, “This is just the beginning.”

Howmet Aerospace to expand in Morristown

Howmet Aerospace, a provider of aircraft components, is expanding its plant in Northeast Tennessee. The project will create 217 additional jobs.

South Korean manufacturer expands ops in Memphis

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Hyosung HICO officials announced the company will expand operations at its U.S. manufacturing headquarters in Memphis. Hyosung HICO will invest $51 million and create 123 new jobs in Shelby County as part of its plans to expand operations at its transformer manufacturing facility. 

Metals manufacturer to invest $22 million in Northeast Tennessee

Summertown Metals will invest $22.6 million and create 170 jobs in Morristown-Hamblen, Tenn. 

Texas

Five-hundred-million-dollar expansion kicks off on Encore Wire campus in McKinney

Kentucky-based Prysmian North America, which last year bought Encore, has begun work on a new 650,000-square-foot medium voltage cable facility at the site. The building is expected to open in 2027, and will add 120 jobs, according to a June 19th announcement by the company.

KBR plans a major aerospace facility in Houston

Houston-based KBR is planning a deal to anchor NASA’s Exploration Park. The new facility is currently being developed and will be built on 207 acres. KBR said it is trying to meet demand for “advanced human-centric systems,” such as tailored food, nutrition and packaging for NASA.

Another data center. . .this one in West Texas

An Austin-based data center investment company is part of a strategic partnership funding development of a $15 billion AI data center in the Texas Panhandle. The project is in the Lancium Clean Campus in Abilene, according to a previous announcement. There are currently about 3,000 workers on the site and that will rise once construction begins. 

NextDecade signs first deal in Rio Grande LNG expansion

Houston-based NextDecade has signed the first deal for the company’s LNG plant expansion in Brownsville, home to SpaceX. Rio Grande LNG is selling 2 million tons per year of LNG to Japan-based Jera Company for 20 years from Train 5, which is reaching a final investment decision. 

Richardson, Texas is preparing for AT&T and its 1,000-job expansion

AT&T is headquartered in downtown Dallas. Nearby Richardson has secured a 1,000-job deal from “the phone company,” AT&T. The deal features a lease at the Lakeside Boulevard Tower in Richardson. AT&T has leased 186,000 square feet of space in the expansion. 

SpaceX supplier to invest $100 million in Brownsville

A major supplier to SpaceX’s launch complex in the Rio Grande Valley is investing $100 million. Linde, an Ireland-based industrial gas company, will hire 90 in the deal. 

Global tech firm to invest $687 million in Fort Worth

Wistron Corporation, an electronics manufacturer based in Taiwan, is considering building two support facilities for supercomputer manufacturing in far North Fort Worth, near Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport. If completed, the project will create nearly 900 jobs. 

Finnish company picks Arlington

Salcomp, a maker of power supplies for devices, has committed to establishing its U.S. headquarters in Arlington with plans to create 660 new positions. . .156 of those at an average salary of $122,000. 

Virginia

Amazon locates its fourth Virginia robotics fulfillment center to Goochland County

Amazon is building its fourth Virginia robotics fulfillment center, RIC6, in Goochland County, creating more than 1,000 jobs. RIC6 will be a 3.1 million-square-foot facility with a 650,000-square-foot footprint on a 107-acre parcel. The facility will house 1,000 workers. 

LEGO Group to build major warehouse in Prince George County, Va.

The LEGO Group is investing $366 million to build a new 2 million-square-foot warehouse in Prince George County. The facility will house 305 workers. 

At deadline, significant job deal in Fairfax

An IT services integrator, 22nd Century Technologies, is investing $1 million to expand its headquarters in Fairfax County. The project will create 880 jobs. 

Acoustical Sheetmetal Company wraps up good deal in Virginia

The company, a manufacturer of highly engineered steel and aluminum enclosures for the power generation industry, will invest $45.8 million to expand its operations by building an additional 250,000-square-foot building and adding significant machinery to complement the operation in the City of Virginia Beach. The project will create 350 jobs. 

Hitchi Energy expands footprint in Southwest Virginia

Hitchi Energy, an electric grid infrastructure maker, is investing $22 million and hiring 120 to expand in Bland, Va.