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President Trump Secures Trillions in New U.S. Investments as Companies Expand American Manufacturing

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Supporters of President Donald J. Trump say his America First economic policies are driving a massive wave of private investment back into the United States. Since the start of his second term, companies from around the world have announced major plans to expand U.S. manufacturing, artificial intelligence infrastructure, energy production, and advanced technology development.

Advocates of the administration say the investments demonstrate renewed confidence in the U.S. economy and a shift toward onshoring production, strengthening domestic supply chains, and creating American jobs. The announced investments collectively total trillions of dollars, with projects spread across dozens of states.

Below is a non-comprehensive list of companies and projects announcing new U.S.-based investments during President Trump’s second term.

  • Apple – $600 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing and workforce training while expanding domestic supply chains.
  • Meta – $600 billion investment by 2028 to expand artificial intelligence technology, infrastructure, and workforce development in the U.S.
  • Project Stargate (SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle) – $500 billion private investment in U.S. artificial intelligence infrastructure.
  • NVIDIA – $500 billion investment in U.S. AI infrastructure over four years, while manufacturing AI supercomputers in the United States for the first time.
  • Amazon – $340 billion invested in the U.S. last year, plus $20 billion for cloud infrastructure in Pennsylvania, $10 billion in North Carolina data centers, and $4 billion across small towns nationwide.
  • Micron Technology – $200 billion investment in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing, including facilities in Boise, Idaho, and Manassas, Virginia.
  • IBM – $150 billion investment over five years in U.S. manufacturing and technology growth.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) – $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing facilities.
  • Johnson & Johnson – $55 billion investment in manufacturing, research, and technology, including a major facility in North Carolina.
  • AstraZeneca – $50 billion investment in medicines manufacturing and research in the U.S.
  • Anthropic – $50 billion investment in AI infrastructure, including new data centers in Texas and New York.
  • Roche – $50 billion investment in U.S. research and manufacturing expected to create more than 1,000 permanent jobs and 12,000 construction jobs.
  • Bristol Myers Squibb – $40 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing, technology, and research operations.
  • GSK – $30 billion investment in U.S. research, development, and manufacturing facilities.
  • Eli Lilly – $27 billion investment to more than double U.S. drug manufacturing capacity.
  • Hyundai – $26 billion investment, including a $5.8 billion steel plant in Louisiana, creating roughly 1,500 jobs.
  • Vantage Data Centers – $25 billion project to build a 1.4-gigawatt data center campus in Texas employing more than 5,000 workers.
  • ADQ and Energy Capital Partners – $25 billion investment in U.S. energy and data center infrastructure.
  • Google – $25 billion investment in AI and data center infrastructure.
  • Blackstone – $25 billion investment in digital and energy infrastructure in Pennsylvania.
  • Novartis – $23 billion investment to build or expand ten U.S. manufacturing facilities and create 4,000 jobs.
  • John Deere – $20 billion investment over the next decade in American manufacturing expansion.
  • DAMAC Properties – $20 billion investment in U.S. data centers.
  • CMA CGM – $20 billion investment in shipping and logistics expected to create 10,000 jobs.
  • Sanofi – $20 billion investment in research and manufacturing in the U.S.
  • Venture Global LNG – $18 billion investment in a Louisiana liquefied natural gas facility.
  • Woodside Energy Group – $17.5 billion investment in a new LNG facility in Louisiana.
  • GlobalFoundries – $16 billion investment expanding chip manufacturing plants in New York and Vermont.
  • FirstEnergy Corp. – $15 billion investment in energy infrastructure improvements.
  • Nippon Steel – $14 billion investment in U.S. Steel operations, including a new steel mill.
  • Stellantis – $13 billion investment to expand U.S. vehicle production by more than 50 percent.
  • Gilead Sciences – $11 billion expansion of U.S. manufacturing investment.
  • AbbVie – $10 billion investment over ten years, adding four new manufacturing plants.
  • JPMorganChase – $10 billion investment supporting U.S. manufacturing growth.
  • Merck & Co. – $9 billion investment in U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing, including new facilities in Delaware and North Carolina.
  • PPL – $6.8 billion investment expanding power grid capacity.
  • CoreWeave – $6 billion investment in data center expansion.
  • Westinghouse – $6 billion investment to build ten nuclear reactors in the United States.
  • Clarios – $6 billion expansion of domestic manufacturing operations.
  • UCB – $5 billion investment for a new U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
  • Ford – $5 billion investment in Kentucky and Michigan manufacturing facilities.
  • Pratt Industries – $5 billion investment creating 5,000 manufacturing jobs across four states.
  • Hanwha Group – $5 billion investment expanding shipbuilding operations in Philadelphia.
  • GlobalWafers – $4 billion investment expanding U.S. semiconductor production.
  • General Motors – $4 billion investment shifting vehicle production from Mexico and China to U.S. plants.
  • Mitsubishi – $3.9 billion investment in American energy projects.
  • Shintech – $3.4 billion expansion of a Louisiana chemical manufacturing facility.
  • Regeneron and Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies – $3 billion agreement to expand pharmaceutical manufacturing in North Carolina.
  • Kraft Heinz – $3 billion investment upgrading U.S. food manufacturing plants.
  • GE Appliances – $3 billion investment expanding manufacturing across five states.
  • NorthMark Strategies – $2.8 billion supercomputing facility in South Carolina.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific – $2 billion investment expanding manufacturing operations.
  • Amkor Technology – $2 billion semiconductor facility in Arizona, creating 2,000 jobs.
  • Biogen – $2 billion investment in North Carolina manufacturing.
  • Mars, Inc. – $2 billion expansion of U.S. manufacturing operations.
  • GE Aerospace – $2 billion combined investment creating 10,000 jobs nationwide.
  • Kimberly-Clark – $2 billion investment expanding manufacturing facilities, including a major plant in Ohio.
  • Chobani – $1.7 billion investment, including a new dairy processing plant in New York.
  • Oklo – $1.68 billion fuel recycling facility in Tennessee.
  • Corning – $1.5 billion expansion of Michigan manufacturing, creating 1,500 jobs.
  • Smithfield Foods – $1.3 billion pork processing facility in South Dakota.
  • MP Materials – $1.25 billion rare earth magnet facility in Texas.
  • First Solar – $1.1 billion solar manufacturing plant in Louisiana.
  • Carrier – $1 billion investment creating 4,000 jobs.
  • Cencora – $1 billion investment strengthening U.S. distribution networks.
  • Siemens Energy – $1 billion expansion of grid and turbine manufacturing.
  • Hikma Pharmaceuticals – $1 billion investment expanding research and manufacturing.
  • Vaxcyte – $1 billion U.S. vaccine manufacturing investment.
  • Anduril Industries – $1 billion autonomous defense systems facility in Ohio.
  • Live Nation Entertainment – $1 billion investment building 18 new music venues nationwide.
  • Hitachi – $1 billion investment in American energy infrastructure, including a transformer plant in Virginia.
  • Williams International – $1 billion aviation engine manufacturing facility in Florida.

Numerous additional companies—including Toyota, Lego, Samsung Biologics, Siemens, Abbott Laboratories, Anheuser-Busch, Whirlpool, Rolls-Royce, Philips, ABB, JBS USA, Pratt & Whitney, and many others—have also announced new manufacturing plants, technology facilities, or infrastructure investments across the country.

Supporters say the scale of the announcements reflects a broader trend of reindustrialization and renewed domestic manufacturing capacity, with hundreds of thousands of jobs expected to be created.

Economic analysts note that many large corporate investment decisions span several years and multiple administrations, but the administration’s backers argue the surge signals strong confidence in the American economy and workforce.

More investment announcements are expected as companies continue expanding U.S. operations.

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