With $100 million in facility-specific investment and 450 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). It is also confirmed by official public sources and involves a physical manufacturing facility in the United States.
View full methodology →The shipbuilding context.
Shipbuilding tracks qualifying U.S. shipyards and facilities that build commercial or naval vessels, or manufacture major hull sections, modules, and components for them, including submarine work delivered to another yard for final assembly. These projects depend on waterfront sites, heavy-lift infrastructure, specialized suppliers, and large skilled-trades workforces such as welders, pipefitters, and electricians.
At a glance
- Company
- Rhoads Industries (Philadelphia Navy Yard)
- Industry
- Shipbuilding
- Location
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Investment
- $100.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 450
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Jul 22, 2025
- Expected opening
- Jun 1, 2027
- Added to tracker
- Feb 20, 2026
Official references
- Primary source https://dced.pa.gov/newsroom/governor-shapiro-rhoads-industries-announce-a-nearly-100-million-investment-to-expand-shipbuilding-and-manufacturing-operations-creating-450-new-jobs-at-philadelphia-navy-yard/
Cite this project
American Factory Tracker. "Rhoads Industries, Philadelphia, PA." https://americanfactorytracker.com/projects/rhoads-industries-philadelphia-navy-yard-philadelphia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Please also cite the original sources listed above for underlying figures.