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North Carolina

Ranked #5 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 13 manufacturing projects in North Carolina, spanning 8 industries led by Battery Manufacturing and joined by Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors, with announcements dated between 2021 and 2025. Toyota in Liberty is the largest single announcement at $13.90B.

Total projects
13
Announced investment
$29.61B
Announced jobs
12,018
Geographic Distribution

Projects in North Carolina

Largest announced project
Battery Manufacturing

Toyota

Liberty, North Carolina
Investment
$13.90B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Battery Manufacturing

Toyota

Liberty, North Carolina
Expected jobs
5,100
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Composition

Industry breakdown

  1. Battery Manufacturing
    $13.90B
    1 proj · 5,100 jobs
  2. Pharmaceuticals
    $8.65B
    5 proj · 2,825 jobs
  3. Semiconductors
    $5.00B
    1 proj · 1,800 jobs
  4. Aerospace
    $1.30B
    2 proj · 1,300 jobs
  5. Steel
    $350.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  6. Advanced Manufacturing
    $220.0M
    1 proj · 506 jobs
  7. Building Materials
    $118.8M
    1 proj · 37 jobs
  8. Industrial Machinery & Equipment
    $70.0M
    1 proj · 250 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Mar 21, 2025$2.00B
    Johnson & Johnson
    Wilson, North Carolina · Pharmaceuticals
  2. Dec 5, 2024$1.00B
    Amgen (Holly Springs Expansion)
    Holly Springs, North Carolina · Pharmaceuticals
  3. Jun 24, 2024$4.10B
    Novo Nordisk
    Clayton, North Carolina · Pharmaceuticals
  4. Mar 11, 2024$650.0M
    GE Aerospace
    Asheville, North Carolina · Aerospace
  5. Mar 7, 2023$220.0M
    Siemens Mobility
    Lexington, North Carolina · Advanced Manufacturing
  6. Sep 9, 2022$5.00B
    Wolfspeed
    Siler City, North Carolina · Semiconductors
  7. Apr 21, 2022$650.0M
    Pratt & Whitney (RTX)
    Asheville, North Carolina · Aerospace
  8. Apr 13, 2022$118.8M
    CertainTeed (Saint-Gobain)
    Oxford, North Carolina · Building Materials
  9. Apr 7, 2022$350.0M
    Nucor
    Lexington, North Carolina · Steel
  10. Mar 29, 2022$1.00B
    Eli Lilly
    Concord, North Carolina · Pharmaceuticals
  11. Dec 6, 2021$13.90B
    Toyota
    Liberty, North Carolina · Battery Manufacturing
  12. Aug 3, 2021$550.0M
    Amgen (Holly Springs)
    Holly Springs, North Carolina · Pharmaceuticals
  13. May 3, 2021$70.0M
    Bobcat Company
    Statesville, North Carolina · Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Every tracked project

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