US Factory Map

US factory building in March 2026

In March 2026, 22 large US plant projects were announced ($11 billion and 7,249 jobs announced), 1 started construction, 3 started production or opened and 4 were paused, cancelled or closed.

Announced
22
Broke ground
1
Opened
3
Stopped
4
Revised
November 11, 2026

Broke ground

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Colorado Springs beverage manufacturing facilitySwire Coca-Cola, USA, Colorado Springs, ColoradoMarch 26, 2026Groundbreaking$475Mswirecc.com

Opened or started production

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Arsenal-1Anduril Industries, Columbus area (near Rickenbacker), OhioMarch 2026Production started$900Mjobsohio.com
Covington glass substrate plantAbsolics (SKC), Covington, GeorgiaMarch 2026Production started, reported$473Mtomshardware.com
Stillwater rare earth metal and NdFeB magnet plantUSA Rare Earth, Inc., Stillwater, OklahomaMarch 26, 2026Production started$100Minvestors.usare.com

Announced

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Vance assembly plant investment through 2030 (expansion)Mercedes-Benz U.S. International (MBUSI), Vance, AlabamaMarch 31, 2026Announced$4.0Bmadeinalabama.com
Paducah Laser Enrichment FacilityGlobal Laser Enrichment (GLE), Paducah, KentuckyMarch 26, 2026Announced$1.8Bkentucky.gov
Georgetown plant expansion for second battery electric vehicleToyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, Georgetown, KentuckyMarch 23, 2026Announced$800Mkentucky.gov
Inola tissue mill expansion (TAD tissue machine)Sofidel, Inola, OklahomaMarch 12, 2026Announced$775Mokcommerce.gov
Coopersville dairy plant expansionfairlife, Coopersville, MichiganMarch 2026Announced$650Mmichigan.gov
Norton Shores ready-to-drink coffee plantChobani (La Colombe), Norton Shores, MichiganMarch 2026Announced$567Mmichigan.gov
Will County trailer manufacturing facilities (former Caterpillar and Lion Electric sites)Hyundai Translead, Joliet, IllinoisMarch 16, 2026Announced$450Mgov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
Bellwether District radioisotope manufacturing facilityTerraPower Isotopes, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMarch 17, 2026Announced$450Mdced.pa.gov
Gadsden automotive components campus (former Gulf States Steel site)Minth Group Limited, Gadsden, AlabamaMarch 6, 2026Announced$430Mmadeinalabama.com
Fayetteville food manufacturing expansionConagra Brands, Washington County, ArkansasMarch 6, 2026Announced$220Markansasedc.com
Fayetteville ready-to-eat meals plant expansionConagra Brands, Inc., Fayetteville, ArkansasMarch 6, 2026Announced$220Markansasedc.com
Shippensburg yogurt plant expansionSchreiber Foods, Shippensburg, PennsylvaniaMarch 10, 2026Announced$133Mdced.pa.gov
Cabell County intraocular lens plant expansionAlcon, Huntington, West VirginiaMarch 26, 2026Announced$81Mgovernor.wv.gov
Albuquerque defense manufacturing campus expansionAeroVironment, Inc., Albuquerque, New MexicoMarch 3, 2026Announced$30Medd.newmexico.gov
Shannon defense production line expansion (automated CNC machining)General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, Shannon, MississippiMarch 3, 2026Announced$25Mmississippi.org
Eden voltage regulator plantTSEA Energy, Eden, North CarolinaMarch 24, 2026Announced$25Mcommerce.nc.gov
North Mankato alternator plant expansionNidec Power (Kato Engineering, Leroy-Somer), North Mankato, MinnesotaMarch 2026Announced$19Mcontent.govdelivery.com
Batavia Township microwave rice plantDainty USA LLC, Batavia Township, OhioMarch 2, 2026Announced—governor.ohio.gov
Archbold detergent and cleaner lineFirst Quality Home Care Products LLC, Archbold, OhioMarch 2, 2026Announced—governor.ohio.gov
Delaware coatings plant expansionPPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Delaware, OhioMarch 2, 2026Announced—governor.ohio.gov
West Chester stainless fittings plant expansionSteel & O'Brien Manufacturing Inc., West Chester Township, OhioMarch 2, 2026Announced—governor.ohio.gov
Ironton thermal management manufacturing expansionVertiv, Ironton, OhioMarch 30, 2026Announced—jobsohio.com

Paused, cancelled or closed

ProjectDateAnnouncedSource
Fort Mill cell plantSilfab Solar, Fort Mill, South CarolinaMarch 9, 2026Paused, reported$150Msolarpowerworldonline.com
Fort Mill cell plantSilfab Solar, Fort Mill, South CarolinaMarch 17, 2026Paused$150Myorkcountygov.com
Joliet electric commercial vehicle plantLion Electric, Joliet, IllinoisMarch 16, 2026Paused—gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com
Cartersville integrated factoryQcells (Hanwha), Cartersville, GeorgiaMarch 2026Paused—us.qcells.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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