Why this project qualifies
With $500 million in facility-specific investment, this project clears AFT's $100 million investment threshold (AFT includes any project meeting $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 medical devices & diagnostics context.
Medical Devices & Diagnostics tracks qualifying U.S. factories producing medical devices, diagnostic instruments, testing systems, drug-delivery devices, vision-care products, and related regulated healthcare equipment. Pharmaceutical drug production remains in AFT's dedicated Pharmaceuticals category.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Johnson & Johnson (Vision)
- Industry
- Medical Devices & Diagnostics
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Investment
- $500.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 10
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Jun 15, 2026
- Expected opening
- 2028
- Added to tracker
- Sep 1, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Jacksonville Daily Record documentation of the 2026 Vision manufacturing-equipment investment https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2026/jun/15/johnson-johnson-announces-1-billion-investment-in-jacksonville/
- Johnson & Johnson's June 15, 2026 Jacksonville Vision announcement https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-invests-more-than-1-billion-to-strengthen-u-s-vision-manufacturing-in-jacksonville-florida
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