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White House invests $285M in first CHIPS Manufacturing USA Institute
The Durham, North Carolina, facility will focus on using digital twins to advance semiconductor production.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 19, 2024 -
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JM Smucker opens Uncrustables facility in Alabama
The food giant's $1.1 billion investment marks the third manufacturing location dedicated to the brand.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 18, 2024 -
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White House finalizes TSMC’s $6.6B CHIPS award
The Biden administration is pushing to roll out funding before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 15, 2024 -
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Freyr Battery enters solar manufacturing space
The company will pay $340 million for a Trina Solar facility and begin construction on another 5 GW solar manufacturing facility next year.
By Diana DiGangi • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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Satellite startup Akash Systems to receive $18.2M in CHIPS funding
The satellite component maker will use the funds to support its move into chip cooling technology production.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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AstraZeneca invests $3.5B in US manufacturing, R&D
The UK-based pharmaceutical company will create over 1,000 jobs by the end of 2026.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 13, 2024 -
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Corning, Powerex receive CHIPS funding
The glass maker and power module manufacturer will use the money for facilities in New York and Pennsylvania.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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GSK to invest $800M in Pennsylvania drug expansion
The drugmaker’s U.S. plans comes on the heels of a rough quarter, with lower vaccine demand driving down Q3 sales by 15% year over year.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 8, 2024 -
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California chosen for second CHIPS R&D facility
The design and collaboration facility is expected to drive more than $1 billion in research funding over the next 10 years.
By Joelle Anselmo • Nov. 5, 2024 -
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White House makes New York first CHIPS R&D flagship facility
The Biden-Harris administration will invest $825 million in an extreme ultraviolet accelerator, as the state grows into a national semiconductor hub.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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Texas Instruments expands manufacturing capacity in Japan
The Aizu fab will quadruple the chipmaker’s gallium nitride semiconductor production.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 31, 2024 -
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Catalent to sell New Jersey drug facility to Ardena
The acquisition aims to boost Ardena's small-scale manufacturing for commercial oral drug products.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 30, 2024 -
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Voyage Foods to open Ohio cocoa-free manufacturing facility
The food manufacturer is expanding capacity as the industry faces global cocoa shortages that have sent prices skyrocketing.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 28, 2024 -
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Anheuser-Busch invests $16M in facility to boost drinks portfolio
The beer giant aims to expand production of its canned cocktail brands, Cutwater and Nütrl, at its Los Angeles facility.
By Chris Casey • Oct. 24, 2024 -
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Hemlock Semiconductor scores $325M in CHIPS funds
The chipmaker will use the money to construct a polysilicon manufacturing facility in Hemlock, Michigan, a critical material for chip and solar panel production.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 22, 2024 -
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Infinera secures $93M CHIPS funding
The money will be used to expand semiconductor production of photonic integrated circuits with new facilities in California and Pennsylvania.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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TTM Technologies to expand New York print circuit board site
The Department of Defense awarded the electronics maker $30 million to build a new facility in Dewitt.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 17, 2024 -
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Wolfspeed to secure $750M CHIPS funding for North Carolina, New York
The silicon wafer and device chip facilities are expected to create over 5,000 jobs in the two states.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 15, 2024 -
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Cal-Maine to expand cage-free egg production
The company will spend $40 million to build five new cage-free layer houses across locations in Florida, Georgia, Utah and Texas.
By Sarah Zimmerman • Oct. 15, 2024 -
Permission granted by Lyten
Lyten to build $1B lithium-sulfur battery factory in Nevada
The manufacturer received a $4 million Department of Energy grant in January to accelerate its EV battery production.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 15, 2024 -
Courtesy of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's Office
Vacuum maker gets CHIPS money for New York facility
Edwards Vacuum will use the money to build a $319 million dry vacuum pump plant in the Finger Lakes region for the semiconductor industry.
By Joelle Anselmo • Oct. 11, 2024 -
Courtesy of Novo Nordisk
10 of the biggest manufacturing projects of 2024
In celebration of Manufacturing Day, check out some of this year’s biggest factory investments, with plans from Ford, Eli Lilly, SK Hynix and more.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 4, 2024 -
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Johnson & Johnson plans $2B North Carolina plant
The biologics facility will support the drugmaker's oncology, immunology and neuroscience pipelines.
By Kate Magill • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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The Mart Group opens Idaho OH!Tatoes plant
The food processor established the frozen baked potato brand to make it available to North America customers.
By Sara Samora • Oct. 3, 2024 -
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Lilly plans $4.5B ‘foundry’ for advanced drug manufacturing
With its latest investment, the company is looking toward medicines of the future and new methods to produce them.
By Kristin Jensen • Oct. 2, 2024
