Why this project qualifies
With $400 million in facility-specific investment and 100 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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The building materials context.
Building materials manufacturing covers factory-made products used to build America's homes, commercial spaces, and infrastructure — cement, gypsum wallboard, roofing, siding, insulation, engineered wood, and architectural glass. These plants tend to serve regional markets, are highly capital-intensive relative to their headcount, and are closely tied to U.S. housing and construction cycles.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- LP Building Solutions
- Industry
- Building Materials
- Location
- Houlton, Maine
- Investment
- $400.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 100
- Status
- Operational
- Announced
- Nov 2, 2022
- Operations began
- Jun 1, 2024
- Added to tracker
- Jul 24, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/news/governor-mills-celebrates-lp-building-solutions-houlton-facility-expansion-announcement-2022
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