Openings & Expansions: Page 4


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    GSK to invest $800M in Pennsylvania drug expansion

    The drugmaker’s U.S. plans comes on the heels of a rough quarter, with lower vaccine demand driving down Q3 sales by 15% year over year.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 8, 2024
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    California chosen for second CHIPS R&D facility

    The design and collaboration facility is expected to drive more than $1 billion in research funding over the next 10 years.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 5, 2024
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    White House makes New York first CHIPS R&D flagship facility

    The Biden-Harris administration will invest $825 million in an extreme ultraviolet accelerator, as the state grows into a national semiconductor hub. 

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 31, 2024
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    Texas Instruments expands manufacturing capacity in Japan

    The Aizu fab will quadruple the chipmaker’s gallium nitride semiconductor production.

    By Oct. 31, 2024
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    Catalent to sell New Jersey drug facility to Ardena

    The acquisition aims to boost Ardena's small-scale manufacturing for commercial oral drug products.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 30, 2024
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    Voyage Foods to open Ohio cocoa-free manufacturing facility

    The food manufacturer is expanding capacity as the industry faces global cocoa shortages that have sent prices skyrocketing.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 28, 2024
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    Anheuser-Busch invests $16M in facility to boost drinks portfolio

    The beer giant aims to expand production of its canned cocktail brands, Cutwater and Nütrl, at its Los Angeles facility.

    By Chris Casey • Oct. 24, 2024
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    Hemlock Semiconductor scores $325M in CHIPS funds

    The chipmaker will use the money to construct a polysilicon manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan, a critical material for chip and solar panel production.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 22, 2024
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    Infinera secures $93M CHIPS funding

    The money will be used to expand semiconductor production of photonic integrated circuits with new facilities in California and Pennsylvania. 

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 17, 2024
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    Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

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    TTM Technologies to expand New York print circuit board site

    The Department of Defense awarded the electronics maker $30 million to build a new facility in Dewitt.

    By Oct. 17, 2024
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    Wolfspeed to secure $750M CHIPS funding for North Carolina, New York

    The silicon wafer and device chip facilities are expected to create over 5,000 jobs in the two states.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Cal-Maine to expand cage-free egg production

    The company will spend $40 million to build five new cage-free layer houses across locations in Florida, Georgia, Utah and Texas.

    By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Lyten to build $1B lithium-sulfur battery factory in Nevada

    The manufacturer received a $4 million Department of Energy grant in January to accelerate its EV battery production.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 15, 2024
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    Vacuum maker gets CHIPS money for New York facility

    Edwards Vacuum will use the money to build a $319 million dry vacuum pump plant in the Finger Lakes region for the semiconductor industry.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 11, 2024
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    10 of the biggest manufacturing projects of 2024

    In celebration of Manufacturing Day, check out some of this year’s biggest factory investments, with plans from Ford, Eli Lilly, SK Hynix and more. 

    By Oct. 4, 2024
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    Johnson & Johnson plans $2B North Carolina plant

    The biologics facility will support the drugmaker's oncology, immunology and neuroscience pipelines. 

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    The Mart Group opens Idaho OH!Tatoes plant

    The food processor established the frozen baked potato brand to make it available to North America customers.

    By Oct. 3, 2024
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    Lilly plans $4.5B ‘foundry’ for advanced drug manufacturing

    With its latest investment, the company is looking toward medicines of the future and new methods to produce them.

    By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 2, 2024
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    Vertiv adds South Carolina data center infrastructure facility

    The plant in Pelzer will create up to 300 jobs and produce modular infrastructure solutions amid the AI boom.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 2, 2024
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    Vishay Intertechnology to shutter 3 plants amid restructuring

    The chipmaker is closing facilities in Milwaukee, China and Germany, while expanding other sites in Mexico and Europe.

    By Oct. 2, 2024
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    Hitachi Energy to expand US transformer manufacturing capacity

    The company promised $155 million to expand two facilities in Virginia and Pennsylvania as well as build a new factory in Mexico.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Sept. 27, 2024
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    Niagara Bottling to build $130M Kentucky facility

    The Elsmere plant will create 60 jobs and hiring is set to begin in 2026.

    By Sept. 24, 2024
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    Lego says nearshoring manufacturing minimizes distribution costs

    The toy maker has been focused on manufacturing upgrades over the last year, with its first U.S. factory slated to begin operations in 2027.

    By Sept. 20, 2024
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    Courtesy of The Dow Chemical Co.

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    Battery sector gets $3B from Biden administration

    The funding will go towards new battery manufacturing facilities, as well as critical mineral processing plants and recycling sites.

    By Sept. 20, 2024
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    Intel, Amazon Web Services to partner on AI chips

    The multibillion-dollar co-investment involves Intel producing at least two custom chip designs covering product and wafers for AWS.

    By Joelle Anselmo • Sept. 19, 2024