Openings & Expansions: Page 17

  • A white building with rectangle windows and a Joby signs on each side and an airplane on the left side.
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    Courtesy of Joby Aviation.

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    Joby Aviation to build $500M Ohio air taxi plant

    The facility will build, test and fly eVTOL air taxis that will be used for commercial passenger flights.

    By • Sept. 20, 2023
  • A view from a silver catwalk of Upside Foods' bioreactors in its EPIC facility and the stairs and walkway for people to access the tops of the machines.
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    Upside Foods to build $141M Illinois plant

    The Glenview site will be the cultivated meat maker's first large-scale production facility.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Courtesy of Press Glass.

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    Press Glass to invest $155.3M in Virginia plant expansion

    The investment is about 10 miles away from the Poland-based glass manufacturer’s North America headquarters and factory.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
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    Adrien Daste / Safran

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    Boeing supplier plans $65M Kentucky plant upgrade

    Safran Landing Systems is purchasing new equipment for the Walton site to meet the rising demand for its carbon composite brakes.

    By • Sept. 13, 2023
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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    Hyundai’s Georgia EV supplier network adds 3 more manufacturers

    Since the automaker broke ground last year, 11 investments by the company’s partners have totaled over $2 billion in the state.

    By • Sept. 12, 2023
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    Sonoco adds 15 facilities in $330M WestRock deal

    The deal adds 1,100 employees across the U.S., Mexico, Chile and Argentina and expands the company's recycled fiber-based packaging capacity.

    By • Sept. 11, 2023
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    Courtesy of Gov. JB Pritzker’s Facebook page.

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    Gotion to establish $2B Illinois battery plant

    The China-based manufacturer plans to create 2,600 jobs at the site, set to open next year.

    By • Sept. 11, 2023
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    Courtesy of Enphase Energy
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    Enphase Energy opens Texas manufacturing site

    The solar equipment company is also working with two other contract manufacturers in Wisconsin and South Carolina to expand production capacity.

    By • Sept. 7, 2023
  • Rendering of Entek's $1.5 billion manufacturing facility in Terre Haute, Indiana
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    Courtesy of Clayco
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    Entek breaks ground on $1.5B Indiana battery separator plant

    The four-building campus will produce enough separators to power up to 1.6 million EVs by 2027.

    By Sebastian Obando • Sept. 7, 2023
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    Courtesy of Daimler Trucks North America
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    Cummins, Daimler, Paccar partner on $3B US battery plant

    The three trucking OEMs are forming a joint venture to produce LFP batteries in the country as demand for electric trucks continues to grow.

    By Larry Avila • Sept. 6, 2023
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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    LG Energy, Hyundai to invest additional $2B in Georgia battery cell plant

    The latest investment adds to the $4.3 billion commitment announced in May and will create 400 more jobs.

    By • Sept. 1, 2023
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    Eaton invests $500M in North American manufacturing

    The initiative is part of a plan to meet growing demand in multiple markets.

    By • Aug. 31, 2023
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    Courtesy of Michigan Economic Development Corp.

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    Plastic Omnium invests in two hydrogen vehicle sites in Michigan

    The $171 million investment follows the auto parts manufacturer's $2 billion order from a major U.S. automaker earlier this year.

    By • Aug. 30, 2023
  • A Future Made in America sign is seen as U.S. President Joe Biden stands in a manufacturing demonstration area at United Performance Metals on May 6, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio
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    Inflation Reduction Act: Mapping the manufacturing law’s impact 1 year later

    Spurring more than $86 billion in project investment, here are four takeaways on how the IRA has changed the industry and which states are benefiting most.

    By , • Aug. 28, 2023
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    Courtesy of Hyundai Motor Group.

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    Hyundai investing $290M to upgrade Alabama assembly plant

    The investment will prepare the facility to produce the fifth generation of its Santa Fe gas-powered sport utility vehicle.

    By • Aug. 24, 2023
  • Packages of products from Wells Enterprises brands Halo Top, Blue Ribbon, Blue Bunny and Bomb Pop on a red background.
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    Courtesy of Wells Enterprises
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    Ferrero to expand New York ice cream plant

    The project is expected to more than double the facility's production capacity and add more than 200 jobs.

    By Christopher Doering • Aug. 24, 2023
  • A white building with a parking lot with cars on the front, and green landscape all around, under sunny and cloudy day.
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    Courtesy of Shinhwa Auto USA Corp.

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    Hyundai supplier to invest $114M in expanding Alabama operations

    The project will add a new production building at Shinhwa Auto USA's Auburn site and expand the driveshaft manufacturer's die-casting operations.

    By • Aug. 22, 2023
  • A worker inspecting parabolic mirrors manufactured by Siemens.
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    Courtesy of Siemens
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    Siemens to manufacture solar inverters at Wisconsin facility

    The new production line at contract manufacturer Sanmina’s plant will help meet growing demand for clean energy components.

    By • Aug. 21, 2023
  • A rendering of Ford, SK On and EcoProBM's upcoming EV battery material factory in Québec.
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    Courtesy of Ford
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    Ford, SK On, EcoProBM partner on Canada EV battery facility

    The nearly $1 billion factory in Québec will produce cathode materials for the automaker and help shorten its North American supply chain.

    By • Aug. 18, 2023
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    John Deere to build North Carolina battery factory

    The facility will manufacture Kreisel Electric products, part of the equipment maker's plan to expand its electric offerings.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
  • Missouri Governor Mike Parson (center) speaks with U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm following a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023 at the site of ICL’s future battery materials
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    Courtesy of ICL
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    ICL breaks ground on $400M St. Louis battery materials plant

    The Israel-based manufacturer will produce materials for LFP batteries at the 140,000-square-foot site.

    By • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Courtesy of First Solar
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    First Solar selects Louisiana as home of next solar panel factory

    The $1.1 billion facility is expected to be the largest capital investment in the state's history.

    By • Aug. 14, 2023
  • A rendering of Maxeon Solar Technology's planned solar panel factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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    Maxeon Solar Technologies to build $1B New Mexico solar panel factory

    The 160-acre site will be the Singapore-based company's first US facility, spurred in part by the Inflation Reduction Act.

    By • Aug. 11, 2023
  • A rendering of Piedmont Lithium's upcoming production facility in Tennessee.
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    Piedmont Lithium cleared to construct Tennessee production site

    The project could supply automakers like Tesla with lithium and is set to start production in 2026.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023
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    Hyundai supplier plans $170M facility in Tennessee

    Hanon Systems’ fourth U.S. facility will produce automotive thermal solutions for EV makers in North America.

    By • Aug. 7, 2023