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Virginia

Ranked #14 of 40 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 employer by jobs
Shipbuilding

HII (Newport News Shipbuilding)

Newport News, Virginia
Expected jobs
3,000
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Composition

Industry breakdown

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

Announcement chronology

  1. Oct 22, 2025Eli LillyGoochland County · Pharmaceuticals$5.00B
  2. Oct 23, 2023HII (Newport News Shipbuilding)Newport News · Shipbuilding$1.70B
Every tracked project

Ledger · 2

CompanyIndustryCityStatusInvestmentJobsAnnounced
Eli LillyPharmaceuticalsGoochland CountyPlanning$5.00B650Oct 22, 2025
HII (Newport News Shipbuilding)ShipbuildingNewport NewsUnder Construction$1.70B3,000Oct 23, 2023
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