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West Virginia

Ranked #25 of 49 qualifying states by announced manufacturing investment on American Factory Tracker.

American Factory Tracker currently follows 3 manufacturing projects in West Virginia, spanning 2 industries led by Steel and joined by Energy, with announcements from 2022. Nucor in Mason County is the largest single announcement at $3.10B.

Total projects
3
Announced investment
$4.31B
Announced jobs
1,780
Geographic Distribution

Projects in West Virginia

Largest announced project
Steel

Nucor

Mason County, West Virginia
Investment
$3.10B
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Largest Announced Job Creator
Steel

Nucor

Mason County, West Virginia
Expected jobs
800
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Industry breakdown

All industries in West Virginia · 2

Ranked by announced investment

  1. Steel
    $3.55B
    2 proj · 1,030 jobs
  2. Energy
    $760.0M
    1 proj · 750 jobs
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Dec 22, 2022
    Form Energy
    Form EnergyWeirton, West VirginiaEnergy
    $760.0M
    750 jobs
  2. Dec 8, 2022
    Commercial Metals Company
    Commercial Metals CompanyBerkeley County, West VirginiaSteel
    $450.0M
    230 jobs
  3. Jan 26, 2022
    Nucor
    NucorMason County, West VirginiaSteel
    $3.10B
    800 jobs
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