Openings & Expansions: Page 22

  • An Orange EV terminal truck.
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    Orange EV to open new manufacturing site to meet demand

    The facility will allow the electric truck maker to produce 1,800 terminal trucks per year, more than triple its current single-shift production limit for trucks.

    By • Nov. 21, 2022
  • An image of a Canoo electric vehicle with Walmart's logo.
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    Canoo to repurpose vehicle manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City

    The electric vehicle maker expects to produce up to 20,000 units at the facility, with room to add capacity.

    By • Nov. 17, 2022
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    Snack maker triples output with launch of wind-powered production facility

    Bobo's will produce over a million pastries per day at a 125,000-square-foot Colorado facility while reducing its carbon footprint.

    By • Nov. 16, 2022
  • Hershey's chocolate bars are shown on July 16, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois.
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    Hershey to build third chocolate factory in Pennsylvania hometown

    The 250,000-square-foot facility will produce Reese's, Kit Kat bars and Hershey's as part of the candy company's $1 billion supply chain investment.

    By • Nov. 15, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    From science to CPG: New ventures create opportunities for startups

    While more established food tech companies had to design and build manufacturing facilities from scratch, entities are working to give those starting out now a smoother beginning.

    By Megan Poinski • Nov. 15, 2022
  • President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Act at a desk while lawmakers group around him.
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    Inflation Reduction Act spurs flurry of manufacturing investments

    Companies have announced a slate of new and expanded projects since the law was enacted in August.

    By • Nov. 14, 2022
  • A royal blue box of Entenmann's Cake Truffles in Chocolate Delight.
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    Grupo Bimbo invests more than $600M to build 2 new plants

    The Ohio and Georgia facilities are expected to create a total of 620 jobs. 

    By Christopher Doering • Nov. 14, 2022
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    Hyundai supplier to build factory near automaker’s Georgia EV campus

    Auto parts manufacturer Joon Georgia will invest $317 million to build its plant, slated to open in 2024.

    By • Nov. 9, 2022
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    Wheeler Bio breaks ground on biomanufacturing facility

    The drug manufacturer will make small product batches for clinical trials at its new 35,000-square-foot site in Oklahoma City.

    By • Nov. 8, 2022
  • Rivian electric pickup trucks are parked in a line.
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    Georgia to get $850M EV battery parts plant

    Chemical manufacturer Solvay Specialty Polymers plans to build a plant in Augusta to manufacture binders and separator coatings for lithium-ion batteries.

    By • Nov. 7, 2022
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    BMW invests $1.7B to expand EV output in the US

    The automaker will expand a South Carolina plant and partner with a battery supplier to build a nearby facility.

    By • Nov. 4, 2022
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    Jim Beam distillery to get $400M sustainable expansion

    The project will increase the Kentucky facility’s capacity by 50% while cutting its greenhouse gas emissions in half. 

    By Christopher Doering • Nov. 2, 2022
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    Amazon to scale satellite manufacturing with new Washington facility

    The plant will help the company catch up on the satellite production needed to fulfill its telecommunications ambitions.

    By • Nov. 1, 2022
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    Micron expands US memory chip production with $15B facility

    The facility will be the first new memory chip manufacturing facility built in the U.S. in 20 years.

    By • Oct. 31, 2022
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    Bosch launches EV motor production in South Carolina

    The Charleston site is the second facility in the state the manufacturer plans to expand as it works to grow EV component production capacity.

    By • Oct. 31, 2022
  • Ford Motor logo is seen on the hood of a blue car. In the background, a manufacturing plant with the Ford logo can also be seen.
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    Ford breaks ground on $5.6B EV ‘mega campus’

    The facility is part of the automaker’s plan to meet electric vehicle production targets by exerting greater control over its supply chain.

    By • Oct. 28, 2022