AerospaceGreat Falls, MontanaAnnouncement date · Jun 2, 2026

Great Falls Manufacturing Campus

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Janicki Industries' Great Falls Manufacturing Campus is a phased 1.6 million-square-foot expansion on 180 acres in AgriTech Park for advanced composites, precision machining, metal fabrication, tooling, parts, prototypes, and assembled structures serving aerospace, defense, and space customers. Janicki broke ground July 10, 2026; the first phase is expected to open by the end of 2027, with the full campus developed over approximately a decade. AFT counts 2,000 permanent jobs conservatively; the company says employment will exceed 2,000 when the campus is complete.

Investment
$800.0M
Permanent jobs announced
2,000
Status
Under Construction
Expected opening
Dec 31, 2027
Why this project qualifies

With $800 million in facility-specific investment and 2,000 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.

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Why it matters

The aerospace context.

US aerospace demand is being driven simultaneously by record commercial-aircraft backlogs and a Department of Defense modernization cycle covering bombers, ICBMs, submarines, and hypersonics. Most projects in this category are constrained by skilled-labor availability — welders, composite technicians, machinists — rather than by capital.

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At a glance

Company
Janicki Industries
Industry
Aerospace
Location
Great Falls, Montana
Investment
$800.0M
Permanent jobs announced
2,000
Status
Under Construction
Announced
Jun 2, 2026
Expected opening
Dec 31, 2027
Added to tracker
Aug 9, 2026
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