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Virginia

Ranked #14 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 2 manufacturing projects in Virginia, spanning 2 industries led by Pharmaceuticals and joined by Shipbuilding, with announcements dated between 2023 and 2025. Eli Lilly in Goochland County is the largest single announcement at $5.00B, while HII (Newport News Shipbuilding) is the largest expected employer with 3,000 projected direct jobs.

Total projects
2
Announced investment
$6.70B
Announced jobs
3,650
Geographic Distribution

Projects in Virginia

Largest announced project
Pharmaceuticals

Eli Lilly

Goochland County, Virginia
Investment
$5.00B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Shipbuilding

HII (Newport News Shipbuilding)

Newport News, Virginia
Expected jobs
3,000
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Composition

Industry breakdown

  1. Pharmaceuticals
    $5.00B
    1 proj · 650 jobs
  2. Shipbuilding
    $1.70B
    1 proj · 3,000 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Sep 16, 2025$5.00B
    Eli Lilly
    Goochland County, Virginia · Pharmaceuticals
  2. Oct 23, 2023$1.70B
    HII (Newport News Shipbuilding)
    Newport News, Virginia · Shipbuilding
Every tracked project

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