US factory building in April 2026

Broke ground

Project	Date	Announced	Source
Scout Motors Production CenterScout Motors (Volkswagen Group), Blythewood, South Carolina	April 2026Construction started, reported	$2.0B	evwire.com
Pittsboro prefabricated electrical systems plantFaith Technologies Incorporated (FTI), Pittsboro, Indiana	April 9, 2026Construction started	$68M	iedc.in.gov

Opened or started production

Project	Date	Announced	Source
Hyundai-LGES battery cell plant (Metaplant campus)Hyundai Motor Group / LG Energy Solution (JV), Ellabell, Georgia	April 2026Production started, reported	$4.3B	ajc.com
Gigafactory Nevada expansion (Semi factory + 4680 cell factory)Tesla, Inc., Sparks, Nevada	April 2026Production started, reported	$3.6B	driveteslacanada.ca
Lexington passenger rail manufacturing facilitySiemens Mobility Inc., Lexington, North Carolina	April 3, 2026Production started	$220M	governor.nc.gov
Mebane second manufacturing facility (expansion)Morinaga America Foods, Inc., Mebane, North Carolina	April 21, 2026Production started	$136M	governor.nc.gov
Melbourne satellite production facilityArgotec U.S., Melbourne, Florida	April 2, 2026Production started	$25M	spacecoastedc.org

Announced

Project	Date	Announced	Source
Osceola direct reduced iron (DRI) facilityUnited States Steel Corporation, Osceola, Arkansas	April 2026Announced	$1.9B	arkansasedc.com
Durham pharmaceutical manufacturing campusAbbVie Inc., Durham, North Carolina	April 22, 2026Announced	$1.4B	governor.nc.gov
Orangeburg County candy manufacturing plantFerrara Candy Company, Orangeburg, South Carolina	April 22, 2026Announced	$675M	sccommerce.com
Laurens solar cell plantSuniva, Inc., Laurens, South Carolina	April 14, 2026Announced	$350M	governor.sc.gov
Sugar Land optical chip and transceiver plant expansionApplied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AOI), Sugar Land, Texas	April 29, 2026Announced	$279M	gov.texas.gov
Los Angeles satellite bus manufacturing expansionApex Technology, Inc., Los Angeles, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$166M	business.ca.gov
Tryon Technology Park bottling plantNiagara Bottling, LLC, Perth, New York	April 24, 2026Announced	$160M	governor.ny.gov
Morgan Hill grid equipment manufacturing expansionHeron Power Electronics Company, Morgan Hill, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$141M	business.ca.gov
Garden Grove electric truck chassis, battery and motor manufacturing expansionHarbinger Motors, Inc., Garden Grove, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$140M	business.ca.gov
Wayland railway wheelset and axle plantGHH-BONATRANS (Bonatrans North America, Inc.), Wayland, New York	April 30, 2026Announced	$93M	governor.ny.gov
Webster City protein beverage plant (former aquaculture facility)Edible Garden AG Incorporated, Webster City, Iowa	April 17, 2026Announced	$75M	opportunityiowa.gov
Garysburg air separation plantLinde Inc., Garysburg, North Carolina	April 2, 2026Announced	$75M	commerce.nc.gov
Long Beach aerospace manufacturing expansionVoyager Technologies, Inc., Long Beach, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$75M	business.ca.gov
Sacramento battery energy storage system manufacturingPeak Energy Technologies, Inc., Sacramento, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$71M	business.ca.gov
San Leandro beverage products plant expansionR. Torre & Company, Inc., San Leandro, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$68M	business.ca.gov
Pittsboro prefabricated electrical systems plantFaith Technologies Incorporated (FTI), Pittsboro, Indiana	April 9, 2026Announced	$68M	iedc.in.gov
El Segundo portable power generator manufacturing expansionRadiant Industries, Incorporated, El Segundo, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$43M	business.ca.gov
Lynn military engine plant modernizationGE Aerospace, Lynn, Massachusetts	April 8, 2026Announced	$42M	mass.gov
South St. Louis pasta plant expansionWinland Foods, St. Louis, Missouri	April 9, 2026Announced	$39M	ded.mo.gov
Huntington Beach defense manufacturing expansionMach Industries, Inc., Huntington Beach, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$33M	business.ca.gov
Vernon food manufacturing expansionS&E Gourmet Cuts, Inc., Vernon, California	April 30, 2026Announced	$30M	business.ca.gov
Bellevue medium-voltage switchgear plantEaton, Bellevue, Nebraska	April 8, 2026Announced	$30M	businesswire.com
West Valley City launcher and nozzle production facilityKarman Space & Defense, West Valley City, Utah	April 9, 2026Announced	$29M	business.utah.gov
Liberty truck body plant expansionDakota Bodies, Liberty, Missouri	April 6, 2026Announced	$22M	ded.mo.gov
Pharr semiconductor assembly plant expansionAvant Technology, Inc., Pharr, Texas	April 23, 2026Announced	$20M	gov.texas.gov
Easley refrigerated dips and spreads plantSignature Foods USA (Signature Foods), Easley, South Carolina	April 2, 2026Announced	$12M	governor.sc.gov
Findlay Township paper bag plantMondi Bags USA (Mondi Group), Findlay Township, Pennsylvania	April 21, 2026Announced	—	pa.gov
New Iberia nuclear module and piping fabrication expansionTurner Industries, New Iberia, Louisiana	April 28, 2026Announced	—	opportunitylouisiana.gov
Port Allen nuclear module and piping fabrication expansionTurner Industries, Port Allen, Louisiana	April 28, 2026Announced	—	opportunitylouisiana.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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