Why this project qualifies
With 162 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
- OMRON Automation
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Location
- Greer, South Carolina
- Investment
- $9.2M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 162
- Status
- Planning
- Announced
- Feb 8, 2024
- Opening timeline
- Not yet announced
- Added to tracker
- Aug 19, 2026
Sources
Official references
- Project announcement and verified investment/jobs https://governor.sc.gov/news/2024-02/omron-automation-selects-spartanburg-county-establish-companys-first-south-carolina
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