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U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects

Major investments ($1B+) across semiconductor, automotive, battery, and other industries

U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects Map

Total Investment

$560.0B

Jobs Created

165,710

Total Projects

46

TSMC Arizona Fabs

Semiconductor

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.

3 new fabrication plants, two advanced packaging facilities, and a major R&D center

Arizona
2024-2026
$165B
40,000 jobs

Micron Megafab

Semiconductor

Micron Technology

Largest memory chip fabrication campus in U.S. history

New York
2030+
$100B
9,000 jobs

Micron Boise DRAM Megafabs

Semiconductor

Micron

$15 billion through the end of the decade to construct a new fab for leading-edge memory manufacturing in Boise, Idaho.

Idaho
2027-2032
$50B
0 jobs

Texas Instruments Sherman Fabs

Semiconductor

Texas Instruments

Up to four 300-mm chip fabs over the coming years

Texas
2025
$30B
3,000 jobs

Intel Silicon Heartland Fabs

Semiconductor

Intel Corporation

Two leading-edge chip fabs with potential expansion to eight

Ohio
2025-2026
$28B
3,000 jobs

Intel Chandler Expansion

Semiconductor

Intel Corporation

Expansion with two new state-of-the-art fabs (52 and 62)

Arizona
2024
$20B
3,000 jobs

Samsung Taylor Fab

Semiconductor

Samsung Electronics

New semiconductor fabrication plant for advanced logic chips

Texas
2024
$17B
2,000 jobs

GlobalFoundries Fab 8 Expansion

Semiconductor

GlobalFoundries

Capacity increase and second fab at existing campus

New York
2025
$14B
1,000 jobs

Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina

Battery

Toyota

Eight new EV-battery lines

North Carolina
2025-2026
$13.9B
5,000 jobs

Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant

Automotive

Hyundai Motor Co. with LG Energy Solution

EV production and battery cell manufacturing

Georgia
2025
$7.59B
8,500 jobs

GlobalWafers 300mm Wafer Plant

Semiconductor

GlobalWafers

First U.S. 300 mm wafer facility.

Texas
2026
$7.5B
650 jobs

GM Orion EV + Ultium Battery Projects

Automotive

General Motors & LG Energy Solution

EV truck production conversion and new battery factory

Michigan
2025
$6.5B
4,000 jobs

Ford–SK BlueOval SK Battery Park

Battery

Ford Motor Co. and SK On

Twin battery gigafactories with 86 GWh combined capacity

Kentucky
2025
$5.8B
5,000 jobs

HSC Steel Production Plant

Metals

Hyundai

1,700-acre site will house an ultra-low carbon steel production plant

Louisiana
2026-2028
$5.8B
5,400 jobs

Ford BlueOval City

Automotive

Ford Motor Co. with SK On

Integrated EV manufacturing for F-Series electric trucks

Tennessee
2025
$5.6B
6,000 jobs

LG Energy Solution Arizona Complex

Battery

LG Energy

Cylindrical EV & LFP-ESS cell (53 GWh) production

Arizona
2026
$5.5B
0 jobs

Wolfspeed Project Voyager

Semiconductor

Wolfspeed Inc.

World's largest silicon carbide semiconductor materials plant

North Carolina
2024-2025
$5B
1,800 jobs

Rivian EV Plant

Automotive

Rivian Automotive

Carbon-conscious manufacturing campus for next-gen EVs

Georgia
2028
$5B
7,500 jobs

JetZero Z4 Factory

Aviation

JetZero

JetZero factory to produce up to 20 Z4 airplanes per month at the factory's full run rate

North Carolina
Late 2030s
$4.7B
14,500 jobs

VinFast EV Assembly Plant

Automotive

VinFast

Manufacturing campus for electric SUVs and buses

North Carolina
2026-2027
$4B
7,500 jobs

Panasonic Energy Battery Plant

Battery

Panasonic Energy Co.

Lithium-ion cells production primarily for Tesla

Kansas
2025
$4B
4,000 jobs

Nucor Steel Mill

Metals

Nucor Corporation

New steel sheet mill along the Ohio River. Investment increased from $2.7 billion to $4 billion

West Virginia
2024
$4B
800 jobs

Tesla Giga Nevada Expansion

Automotive

Tesla Inc.

Semi truck production and 4680 battery cell factories

Nevada
2024
$3.6B
3,000 jobs

Honda–LG EV Battery Plant

Battery

Honda/LG Energy Solution

Battery gigafactory with 40 GWh capacity for Honda EVs

Ohio
2025
$3.5B
2,200 jobs

Ford BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Battery

Ford Motor Company

LFP battery cell factory using CATL technology

Michigan
2026
$3.5B
1,700 jobs

Redwood Materials Campus

Battery

Redwood Materials Inc.

Battery recycling and components campus

South Carolina
2025
$3.5B
1,500 jobs

Intel Fab 9 Advanced-Packaging Hub

Semiconductor

Intel

High-volume Foveros 3D packaging

New Mexico
2025-2026
$3.5B
700 jobs

LG Chem Cathode Plant

Battery

LG Chem Ltd.

Largest cathode materials plant in the U.S.

Tennessee
2025
$3.2B
860 jobs

U.S. Steel Big River 2 Mill

Metals

United States Steel Corp.

New state-of-the-art steel sheet mill

Arkansas
2024
$3B
900 jobs

Qcells Solar Manufacturing

Renewable Energy

Hanwha Qcells

Fully integrated solar panel supply chain

Georgia
2024
$2.5B
2,500 jobs

Stellantis/Samsung SDI Gigafactory

Battery

StarPlus Energy JV

Lithium-ion battery cell plant for Stellantis EVs

Indiana
2025
$2.5B
1,400 jobs

Novelis Aluminum Mill

Metals

Novelis Inc.

Low-carbon aluminum rolling mill and recycling center

Alabama
2025
$2.5B
1,000 jobs

Micron Virginia/HBM Expansion

Semiconductor

Micron

$2.17 billion in the Manasass facility to will onshore Micron's 1-alpha DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chips.

Virginia
2030
$2.17B
340 jobs

Envision AESC Gigafactory

Battery

Envision AESC

30 GWh EV battery cell plant

Kentucky
2025
$2B
2,000 jobs

Scout Motors EV Plant

Automotive

Scout Motors (Volkswagen)

Revival of Scout brand with electric trucks and SUVs

South Carolina
2026
$2B
4,000 jobs

Gotion EV Battery Gigafactory

Battery

Gotion High-Tech

40 GWh lithium-ion battery production

Illinois
2024
$2B
2,600 jobs

Johnson & Johnson Biologics Manufacturing Facility

Medical Devices

Johnson & Johnson

500,000 square foot, state-of-the-art biologics manufacturing facility

North Carolina
2027-2031
$2B
500 jobs

ArcelorMittal NOES Facility

Metals

ArcelorMittal

$1.2 billion to build an advanced manufacturing facility in Mobile County to produce a specialty electrical steel that's used in EV motors and other applications.

Alabama
2027
$1.2B
200 jobs

Chobani Dairy Processing Plant

Food & Beverage

Chobani

Chobani invests $1.2 billion in upstate New York to build third U.S. dairy processing plant

New York
TBD
$1.2B
1,000 jobs

First Solar Series 7 Plant (Alabama)

Renewable Energy

First Solar

Solar panel factory making 3.5 gigawatts (GW) of fully vertically integrated nameplate solar manufacturing capacity

Alabama
2025
$1.1B
800 jobs

First Solar Series 7 Plant (Louisiana)

Renewable Energy

First Solar

Two million square foot Series 7 module solar panel manufacturing

Louisiana
2026
$1.1B
700 jobs

Leprino Foods Facility

Food & Beverage

Leprino Foods

850,000 square-foot facility producing frozen shredded mozzarella and sweet whey

Texas
2025-2026
$1B
600 jobs

Merck Manufacturing Division Vaccine Facility

Pharmaceutical

Merck

$1 billion, 225,000-square-foot facility dedicated to vaccine manufacturing.

North Carolina
2025
$1B
1,000 jobs

Enel 3Sun Solar Panel Factory

Renewable Energy

Enel North America

One of the largest U.S. solar cell and panel factories

Oklahoma
2025
$1B
1,000 jobs

LEGO Factory

Other

The LEGO Group

Carbon-neutral toy manufacturing facility

Virginia
2025
$1B
1,760 jobs

Maxeon Solar Mesa del Sol

Renewable Energy

Maxeon

New 3-Gigawatt solar cell and panel manufacturing facility

New Mexico
TBD
$1B
1,800 jobs

Key Insights

  • EV & Battery Manufacturing leads in project count (18 vs 8)
  • Semiconductors & Tech remains strong with 12 projects
  • The investment scale shows most projects (27) are in the $1B-$5B range
  • Arizona has fewer projects than Texas but much higher total investment due to TSMC's massive $165B commitment

A Jeff Winter and Chad Stroud project

Jeff Winter and Chad Stroud
Data compiled from company announcements and state economic development reports. © 2025