First Solar will build a $1.1 billion factory with 700 workers in Lawrence County, Ala.
The facility at the Mallard Fox West Industrial Complex is part of First Solar’s investment in its push to have more than 10 gigawatts of manufacturing capacity by 2025. The project is one of the biggest announced in Northwest Alabama in recent years.
Hyundai expanding again in Montgomery
Hyundai will invest $290 million at its assembly plant in Montgomery, the company announced in August. The Korean automaker will add upgrades at the facility to build the next-generation Santa Fe SUV. Another $100 million is being invested to support two other models at the plant.
Kronospan announces expansion in Oxford, Ala.
The wood panel manufacturer will invest $350 million into its plant in Oxford, creating 150 new jobs. Kronospan will have invested over $1 billion and will employ about 600 people upon completion of its expansion.
Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. plans $232 million micro-reactor manufacturing plant in Alabama
The highly automated MMR Assembly Plant will manufacture non-radiological modules needed to construct its advanced microreactors. Once operational, the facility will employ 250 workers.
Ecore International plans a state-of-the-art recycling facility in Ozark, Ala.
Ecore, a Pennsylvania-based company that uses reclaimed materials to manufacture high-performance flooring, is investing $25.5 million in its facility. The investment will create 84 new jobs.
Premier Tech opens Montgomery HQ with $33 million investment
The 167,000-square-foot office will employ 133 production and office team members. The group specializes in conventional and robotic packaging and palletizing systems.
Georgia-based Chart Industries invests $73.7 million in Mobile County
The manufacturer of cryogenic containers aims to increase its manufacturing capacity. The project will create 59 jobs.
Superior Air Parts relocates manufacturing operations and HQ to Mobile County
The piston-engine aircraft replacement parts manufacturer will spend $24.2 to moves its operations from Texas to Creola, Ala. The relocation will create 180 jobs over the next five years, according to the Alabama Department of Commerce.
Trendco USA creates 292 jobs at Tuskegee glove manufacturing facility
The company plans to invest $43 million to launch the manufacturing facility, which will produce nitrile medical gloves.
VT Mobile Aerospace Engineering is expanding in Mobile
The aerospace company will create an additional 200 full-time jobs by 2025. The expansion will enable the company to convert Airbus 320 passenger jets into freight aircraft.
Southwire expanding its Florence plant
The cable and wire company announced an expansion in its Florence plant, adding about 120 jobs. The project is expected to increase production capacity by 30 percent and more than double the facility’s square footage.
Cerrowire invested $100 million in a new copper wire manufacturing facility in Hartselle
The completion of the 270,000-square-foot plant in North Alabama has created 100 advanced manufacturing jobs.
Enviva is building a wood pellet plant in Sumter County, Ala.
The site in Epes will become a state-of-the-art renewable energy production facility, leading to 350 direct and indirect jobs.
Big River Steel’s new $3 billion mill in Osceola, Ark., to source electricity from $327 million solar generation field
Entergy Arkansas is planning to meet the demand on 2,100 acres with 650,000 solar panels. The project, named Driver Solar, will supply 40 percent of the electrical demand for the plant.
Westrock Coffee Co. is building a state-of-the-art production facility in Conway
The $300 million project is expected to create 850 new, high-salaried jobs over the next five years.
Aerojet Rocketdyne grows in Camden
The defense industry contractor will add 200 new jobs at its rocket systems manufacturing facility at the Highland Industrial Park, where it produces 75,000 solid rocket motors annually. The U.S. Department of Defense agreed to a $215 million investment to expand its facilities in Camden; Huntsville, Ala.; and Orange County, Va.
Cypress Cold Storage breaks ground in Springdale
The temperature-controlled warehouse provider will create 50 new jobs in the region. The company will provide 170,000 square feet of temperature-controlled space for the food industry.
Amazon invests $120 million in satellite processing facility on Florida’s Space Coast
The project will create 50 new, high-paying jobs. It is part of Project Kuiper, Amazon’s satellite broadband network comprised of 3,236 low Earth satellites.
Cosentino Group to build manufacturing plant in Northeast Florida
The Spanish manufacturer of natural stone and architectural surfaces will build its first North American plant in Jacksonville with a $270 million investment, creating 180 jobs with an average salary of $56,600.
Saint-Gobain North America invests $235 million in Palatka plant
The building products manufacturer will invest in its gypsum manufacturing facility. The project will create 100 new jobs.
Port Canaveral plans new cruise terminal
Officials from Port Canaveral in Florida are proposing to build a new cruise terminal with a total investment of $175 million. The project will be complete in late 2026.
GEORGIAFirst new Vogtle nuclear reactor becomes operational in Georgia
The first of the two new units at Plant Vogtle has officially entered commercial service. The Georgia Power-owned reactors will be in service for the next 60 to 80 years. Completed years behind schedule and billions over budget, the project was initially pitched as part of a nuclear revival that would bring vast amounts of carbon-free energy.
Finland-based Admares to build $750 million manufacturing facility
The building materials manufacturer will employ approximately 1,400 workers in its South Georgia manufacturing plant in Waycross.
Pratt & Whitney plans $200 million Georgia expansion
The aircraft engine maker will add 400 new jobs in Columbus, Ga. The aerospace company first opened in Columbus in 1984 and has since grown from a small operation to employing 2,000 workers.
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy investing $2 billion more in Bryan County, Ga.
Gov. Brian Kemp announced in September that Hyundai and LG will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture at their Metaplant in Bryan County near Savannah. The expansion will create another 400 jobs.
Boston Scientific Corp. signs Atlanta’s largest lease of 2023
Along with 340 new jobs, the medical device manufacturer will bring a life sciences research and development center to the former State Farm campus.
Bradley Law Firm opens Atlanta office in expansion
The new office in Atlanta will add 20 new attorneys, increasing the firm’s practicing attorneys to 50 statewide. Bradley Law Firm already has offices in Charlotte, Nashville and Tampa.
Lionsgate leases $200 million film studio in Douglas County, Ga.
The entertainment giant confirmed that it will lease 500,000 square feet at the $350 million mixed-use development, The Trials.
Financial services giant expands in Alpharetta
Morgan Stanley has expanded its lease by 100,000 square feet and hopes to add 1,800 jobs to its Georgia workforce.
Korean food conglomerate to build commercial bakery near Atlanta
The food processing company based in Korea, CJ Foodville Corp., expects to hire 285 workers and will invest $47 million in a new facility in Gainesville.
Redwire Corp. to build facility in Louisville, Ky.
The Jacksonville-based leader in space infrastructure plans to open a new state-of-the-art microgravity payload development facility with a mission operations center near Louisville. The new facility will employ 75 people.
Aerospace Composites Solutions announces Kentucky expansion
The $16.8 million project in Morgantown, Ky., will create 72 new full-time jobs. The composite design and manufacturing company focuses on improving aircraft performance.
Eastern Light Distilling is constructing a $143.7 million facility in Rowan County
The craft bourbon producer will introduce 50 new jobs.
Bakery Express MidWest opens $10 million facility in Boone County
The commercial bakery manufacturing company will create over 175 full-time jobs in Northern Kentucky.
MyXR debuts regional HQ in Kentucky
The augmented reality startup and engagement software company has completed its new headquarters at the Western Kentucky Innovation Campus in Bowling Green, Ky. The office is expected to create 60 full-time jobs.
LOUISIANALouisiana to receive $156 million from the Department of Defense
Besides pay raises, $112 million will go to funding a weapons generation facility at the Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier Parish.
Rare earth recycling plant in Louisiana moves on to next phase
ElementUS is trying to capture a $400 million loan from the energy department’s Clean Energy Financing Program in order to recycle iron and rare earth elements from the waste at an alumina plant in St. James Parish. Several things must fall into place before the massive $850 million project becomes a reality.
Delta Biofuel has announced a $100 million investment in Iberia Parish
According to Louisiana Economic Development, Delta Biofuel will create 126 new jobs with an additional 149 indirect jobs in the Acadiana region.
Westfield Fluid Controls has opened its state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing facility
The launch comes with a $5.1 million capital investment and promises to create 67 new jobs in Lafayette Parish.
Shell Catalysts & Technologies to invest $121.7 million in Port Allen
The company will employ 17 new direct jobs in West Baton Rouge Parish with an average salary of $94,000 while retaining the 86 currently on its payroll. Catalysts are used in the biofuel and aviation fuel industries, as well as in production of medical equipment and shoes.
SunGas Renewables to invest $1.8 billion in Rapides Parish
The company expects to create 109 new jobs by establishing a renewable low-carbon methanol production facility.
Capitol City Produce investing $22 million in Baton Rouge
The produce distributor expects to create 126 new jobs with the expansion of its East Baton Rouge Parish facility.
K&B Industries to create second manufacturing facility in the Bayou Region
The aerospace and semiconductor industry company will spend $12 million and create 70 new jobs in Terrebonne Parish.
Steel Dynamics breaks ground on massive $2.5 billion aluminum mill in Lowndes County, Miss.
Located near the Golden Triangle Regional Airport, the plant will produce up to 650,000 tons of finished products for the beverage packing, automotive and common alloy industries.
Hush Aerospace brings operations to Tupelo
The unmanned aerial systems designer and manufacturer will invest $13.9 million and will create 80 jobs in its new state-of-the-art facility. The company plans to provide the domestic drone market with cutting edge UAS platforms that meet the rigorous standards of NASA and the military.
APEX Ammunition expands in Columbus, Miss.
The shotgun ammunition manufacturer will spend $4.45 million and will create 64 direct jobs.
Point Eight Power opens operations in Hancock County, Miss.
The manufacturer of power distribution systems has invested $7.75 million and created 78 new jobs.
Cold-Link Logistics announce $64 million, cold storage warehouse in Jones County, Miss.
This new 200,000-square-foot project, in partnership with Whitestone Transportation, will create 84 new jobs on the 65-acre site near Ellisville.
Bosch to expand in Lincolnton, N.C.
Robert Bosch Tool Corp. will invest $130 million in a major expansion of its manufacturing operations in Lincoln County, creating 404 jobs. The new positions will have minimum average wages of $53,204.
Ameriprise Financial opens new corporate office in uptown Charlotte
The Minnesota-based financial services firm will lease 53,000 square feet at 300 South Tryon. The new corporate office will bring about 400 new jobs.
Energizer will invest $43 million in North Carolina expansion
The battery maker will create 178 more jobs in Randolph County.
ProKidney selects Guilford County, N.C., for its new biomanufacturing plant
The Winston-Salem company, which specializes in the development of treatments for chronic kidney disease, will invest $458 million and create 330 high-paying jobs.
Environmental Air Systems to add 200 jobs in Reedy Point, N.C., expansion
The mechanical contractor and HVAC custom manufacturer and builder is expanding with a new facility at the Reedy Fork Logistics Center along U.S. 29 in Greensboro.
CommScope adds hundreds of jobs in Catawba County
The fiber-optic manufacturer will expand its operations in the Charlotte region with a $60.3 million investment that will lead to the creation of 250 jobs.
Enel to invest $1 billion in Oklahoma Solar Panel Factory
The Italian solar company will create 1,000 jobs near Tulsa. The investment is one of the biggest since President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which provides lucrative tax credits for facilities built with domestically manufactured cells.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits invests $80 million in relocation
The national firm will invest $80 million in a state-of-the-art distribution center in South Carolina, which will serve as a hub for the firm’s operations in North America.
“Project Cobra” to bring $1 billion project to York County, S.C.
The code-named project is slated to bring 12 new jobs to the Lake Wylie area. As of this writing, the company remains unnamed.
Chick-Fil-A invests $80 million in distribution center in Lexington County, S.C.
Chick-Fil-A’s $80 million investment will create 165 new jobs to improve the supply chain to the company’s popular restaurants across the South.
Mattress Warehouse establishes distribution center in South Carolina
The major warehouse operator and national brand has purchased 56,000 square feet of space at the industrial park near Columbia Metropolitan Airport. The investment will create 108 new jobs.
Lima One Capital invests $51.4 million to expand HQ in Greenville
The move is expected to create 300 new jobs. The financial firm provides capital for real estate investors.
Science and technology company Leidos plans to spend $31.7 million in Charleston
The Fortune 500 company will establish operations in South Carolina, which will create 170 jobs.
TENNESSEEMagna International plans $790 million, 1,300-job facility in West Tennessee
The automotive supplier will build three facilities to supply Ford’s BlueOval City. Magna International is the fourth largest auto parts supplier in the world and the largest in North America.
Kroger plans $40 million facility in Tennessee
The grocer will invest in a Cleveland, Tenn., site as a central fill facility for its pharmacies in the Southeast. The expansion will lead to the hiring of about 140 people.
Napster to move headquarters to Nashville
The global music company and music streaming service Napster has selected Nashville for its new corporate headquarters.
Plant Agricultural Systems growing in West Texas
PLANT-AS is going ahead with a projected $510 million investment into more than 1,100 acres of advanced Controlled Environment Agriculture production in Amarillo and Lubbock. The project is estimated to create 700 full-time employees with a total payroll of $35 million.
Compass Datacenters and Schneider Electric team up on plant near Dallas
A 110,000-square-foot data center component-manufacturing operation will be built adjacent to Schneider Electric plant, which will employ 100 workers.
Houston-based NextDecade secured $5.9 billion in financing to build massive LNG export terminal
The company will begin work on a massive new gas liquefaction plant and export terminal in the Rio Grande delta. When complete, the facility will become one of the largest gas export terminals in the world.
Grupo Corporativo Papelera to build $400 million toilet paper manufacturing facility in East Montgomery County, Texas.
The Mexico-based company launched its U.S. arm, GCP Paper USA, in 2021.
Microsoft plans $230 million data center north of Castroville, Texas
The company plans to build a 106,000-square-foot campus with an administrative building and two co-location centers.
E-commerce distribution company plans new HQ in Fort Worth
McMaster-Carr plans to invest $180 million at the new facility. The expansion will create 250 high-paying jobs.
Poland-based Press Glass expands in Henry County, Va.
The glass manufacturer for the commercial construction industry will invest
$155 million and hire 335 people, becoming the largest expansion ever announced in the county’s history.
Two thousand Amazon employees move into HQ2 in Arlington
Amazon’s $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters has hired over 8,000 employees so far for the Virginia headquarters.
Lego breaks ground in Virginia
The Lego Group is building a $1 billion factory near Richmond, Va. Once fully operational, the factory will employ 1,760 skilled workers.
Activation Capital redevelops 102,000-square-foot innovation center in Richmond
The innovation incubator will spend $53 million to complete its innovation center at the Bio+Tech Park, which is intended to boost downtown Richmond’s entrepreneurial growth and increase the wealth-creating jobs for the area.
ZIM American Integrated Shipping Services will invest $30 million to relocate to Virginia
The project will produce several hundred jobs over the next five years in the Hampton Roads region.
Fairwinds Landing invests in Norfolk project
The company will build a maritime operations and logistics center to support Hampton Road’s offshore wind, defense and transportation industries. The $100 million development project will support 200 construction and engineering jobs.
Virginia-based Bauer Compressors expands
The Norfolk manufacturer of air compressors used by scuba divers and firefighters will create 47 new jobs with a $7.4 million investment. The project will increase the company’s production capacity for hydrogen and natural gas compressors.
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