Why this project qualifies
With 150 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears AFT's 100-permanent-job 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 robotics & automation context.
Robotics & Automation tracks qualifying U.S. facilities manufacturing industrial robots, humanoid robots, automated systems and related robotic equipment. The category follows the physical production sites where robotics companies build machines and core components, while distinguishing them from software-only, research-only, warehouse-operations and end-user deployment projects.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- JR Automation
- Industry
- Robotics & Automation
- Location
- Zeeland, Michigan
- Investment
- $72.8M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 150
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Sep 3, 2025
- Opening timeline
- JR Automation reports expected completion in early 2027; a local report gave fall 2026, so AFT retains the company’s timetable.
- Added to tracker
- Sep 11, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Michigan JR Automation Zeeland announcement https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/news/press-releases/2025/09/03/whitmer-announces-new-headquarters-of-jr-automation-coming-to-zeeland
- JR Automation global-headquarters plan https://www.jrautomation.com/news/jr-automation-unveils-plans-for-72m-global-headquarters
Related
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