Why this project qualifies
With $242 million in facility-specific investment and 1,200 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →Why it matters
The electrical equipment & grid context.
Electrical Equipment & Grid tracks major U.S. factories producing the equipment required to generate, transmit, control, and distribute electricity — including transformers, switchgear, generators, turbines, cables, and other grid components. It distinguishes equipment manufacturing from power generation, utility construction, energy production, and service-only projects.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Eaton
- Industry
- Electrical Equipment & Grid
- Location
- North Little Rock, Arkansas
- Investment
- $242.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 1,200
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Sep 2, 2026
- Opening timeline
- Not yet announced
- Added to tracker
- Oct 6, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Arkansas EDC: Eaton locates $242 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas https://www.arkansasedc.com/news-events/newsroom/detail/2026/09/02/eaton-locates--242--million-state-of-the-art-manufacturing-facility-in-north-little-rock--arkansas
- City of North Little Rock: Eaton locates $242 million manufacturing facility in North Little Rock https://nlr.ar.gov/2026/09/02/eaton-locates-242-million-state-of-the-art-manufacturing-facility-in-north-little-rock-arkansas/
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