The biggest this month
| Project | County | Jobs | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audi AG First U.S. vehicle manufacturing plant at the Middle Georgia Megasite | Peach County, Georgia | 4,500 | Announced 2026-10-24 |
| Scout Motors Production Center for Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, 1100+ acres, up to 200000 vehicles/year at full capacity | Richland County, South Carolina | 4,000 | Under construction 2026-10-27 |
| Hyundai Translead Trailer manufacturing at two Joliet-area sites (former Caterpillar and Lion Electric plants) | Will County, Illinois | 3,750 | Announced 2026-10-22 |
| Anduril Industries Arsenal-2 software-defined shipyard, Tradepoint Atlantic, Sparrows Point | Baltimore County, Maryland | 3,100 | Announced 2026-10-06 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center New 300-bed, 450,000 sq ft Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital in Boston Longwood area | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 2,400 | Under construction 2026-10-19 |
| Blue Origin Advanced manufacturing and operations campus, Hutto | Williamson County, Texas | 2,000 | Under construction 2026-10-08 |
| M.C. Dean Modular Mission Critical manufacturing campus: two new facilities | Caroline County, Virginia | 1,950 | Announced 2026-10-13 |
| Lockheed Martin Space Expansion at existing Douglas County and Jefferson County facilities | Douglas County, Colorado | 1,250 | Announced 2026-10-08 |
| Boeing South Carolina 787 site expansion, new final assembly building, North Charleston | Charleston County, South Carolina | 1,000 | Under construction 2026-10-27 |
| GlobalFoundries Two new 300mm chip fabs at the Malta campus (U.S.-Japan funded) | Saratoga County, New York | 1,000 | Announced 2026-10-14 |
| Walmart Open fifth next-generation fulfillment center | San Joaquin County, California | 1,000 | Open 2026-10-08 |
| Beta Technologies Inc. Expansion of South Burlington electric-aircraft manufacturing campus: 101-acre master plan (airside operations/production, mixed-use and manufacturing, support services and specialty manufacturing) plus workforce growth | Chittenden County, Vermont | 1,000 | Announced 2026-10-21 |
| Eaton New three-phase transformer plant, retrofit of 861000-square-foot facility (3805 Furman L. Fendley Highway, Jonesville) | Union County, South Carolina | 700 | Under construction 2026-10-27 |
| Isuzu North America Corporation New US truck production base (Augusta Road, Piedmont) | Greenville County, South Carolina | 700 | Under construction 2026-10-27 |
| Pacific Steel Group Mojave Micro Mill, Kern County (500,000 sq ft) | Kern County, California | 700 | Under construction 2026-10-19 |
What it could mean locally
For the eight largest, the types of business the host county has fewer of than the 60 counties most like it. A new employer can mean new customers for a type that is already thin. It does not mean a business will work: check demand on your own street.
Audi AG: First U.S. vehicle manufacturing plant at the Middle Georgia Megasite
Peach County, Peach County, Georgia. Grading in 2027, construction in 2028, full production in 2031 at 200,000 units a year Counties like Peach County have more sit-down restaurants and hardware and building supply stores than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Peach County map.
Scout Motors: Production Center for Scout Traveler SUV and Terra pickup, 1100+ acres, up to 200000 vehicles/year at full capacity
Blythewood, Richland County, South Carolina. Not stated Richland County is not clearly short on any business type compared with similar counties, so the Map shows no gap to point to. See the Richland County map.
Hyundai Translead: Trailer manufacturing at two Joliet-area sites (former Caterpillar and Lion Electric plants)
Joliet, Will County, Illinois. Not stated Counties like Will County have more sit-down restaurants and sporting goods than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Will County map.
Anduril Industries: Arsenal-2 software-defined shipyard, Tradepoint Atlantic, Sparrows Point
Baltimore County, Baltimore County, Maryland. Not stated Counties like Baltimore County have more sit-down restaurants, coffee shops and snack bars and hotels and motels than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Baltimore County map.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: New 300-bed, 450,000 sq ft Lavine Bekenstein Cancer Hospital in Boston Longwood area
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Not stated Counties like Suffolk County have more lawn care and landscaping, auto repair and photography studios and photographers than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Suffolk County map.
Blue Origin: Advanced manufacturing and operations campus, Hutto
Hutto, Williamson County, Texas. Not stated Counties like Williamson County have more hardware and building supply stores and laundromats and dry cleaners than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Williamson County map.
Source: Texas Governor’s Office, Governor Abbott Announces Blue Origin Expansion In Hutto
M.C. Dean: Modular Mission Critical manufacturing campus: two new facilities
Caroline County, Caroline County, Virginia. Not stated Counties like Caroline County have more sit-down restaurants and dentists than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Caroline County map.
Lockheed Martin Space: Expansion at existing Douglas County and Jefferson County facilities
Douglas County, Douglas County, Colorado. Not stated Counties like Douglas County have more cleaning services (janitorial and maid), lawn care and landscaping and sit-down restaurants than it does. A new employer here may bring customers to those first. See the Douglas County map.
Source: Colorado OEDIT, Colorado Lands Lockheed Martin Expansion, Reinforcing State’s Aerospace Leadership
How to read this
- Announced is not open. Jobs are the figure the company or the state announced, not jobs delivered. Projects slip and shrink.
- Only projects of 100 or more jobs are tracked, from company and state economic development announcements and local news. Each project lists its source.
- Gaps come from the Entrepreneur Map: Census counts compared with similar counties (method).
- Status dates are the date of the latest update we found. Latest update in this edition: 2026-10-27.
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