Why this project qualifies
With 164 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 industrial machinery & equipment context.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment tracks qualifying U.S. factories producing machinery, automation systems and industrial equipment used in manufacturing, construction, agriculture, mining, material handling and infrastructure. Automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and electrical-grid equipment remain in their dedicated AFT industries.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- LG Electronics USA
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Isle of Wight County, Virginia
- Investment
- $63.9M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 164
- Status
- Announced
- Announced
- Sep 30, 2026
- Expected opening
- 2027
- Added to tracker
- Oct 6, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Office of the Governor of Virginia: LG Electronics USA to establish industrial chiller manufacturing operation in Isle of Wight County https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2026/september-releases/name-1124245-en.html
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