North Carolina has been promised 13 factories since 2017. 4 are producing.

1. Project · largest announced capital first
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   Status · as of Q3 2026

2. Wolfspeed John Palmour Manufacturing Center (Siler City)

   Semiconductors · NC

   $5.0B · 1,800 jobs · announced Sep 2022 · no promised date · first output 2025 (first half)

   sources · promise commerce.nc.gov · status s29.q4cdn.com

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Producingno promised date on record

3. JetZero Z4 Greensboro Assembly Campus (Piedmont Triad International Airport)

   Aerospace and Defense · NC

   $4.7B · 14,560 jobs · announced Jun 2025 · no promised date · first output: not yet

   sources · promise commerce.nc.gov · status aviationweek.com

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Under constructionno promised date on record

4. Novo Nordisk Clayton Second Fill/Finish Facility

   Pharmaceuticals · NC

   $4.1B · 1,000 jobs · announced Jun 2024 · promised 2029 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise edpnc.com · status pharmaceutical-technology.com

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Announceddue in 2y 9m

5. VinFast EV Assembly Plant (Triangle Innovation Point, Chatham County)

   Auto Assembly · NC

   $4.0B · 7,500 jobs · announced Mar 2022 · promised 2024-07 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise governor.nc.gov · status ncnewsline.com

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Paused2y 3m past promise

6. Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Holly Springs

   Pharmaceuticals · NC

   $2.0B · 725 jobs · announced Mar 2021 · promised 2025 (first half) · first output: date unconfirmed

   sources · promise prnewswire.com · status contractpharma.com

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Producingfirst-output date unconfirmed

7. Johnson & Johnson Biologics Manufacturing Campus, Wilson County NC

   Pharmaceuticals · NC

   $2.0B · 420 jobs · announced Oct 2024 · no promised date · first output: not yet

   sources · promise jnj.com · status governor.nc.gov

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Under constructionno promised date on record

8. Natron Energy Sodium-Ion Battery Gigafactory (Kingsboro Megasite, Edgecombe County)

   Battery · NC

   $1.4B · 1,000 jobs · announced Aug 2024 · no promised date · first output: none, cancelled

   sources · promise businesswire.com · status wral.com

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   ×
   Cancelledoriginal promise not kept

9. AbbVie Durham Manufacturing Campus

   Pharmaceuticals · NC

   $1.4B · 734 jobs · announced Apr 2026 · promised 2028 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise news.abbvie.com · status commerce.nc.gov

   Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

   Announceddue in 1y 9m

10. Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC)

    Battery · NC

    $1.3B · 1,750 jobs · announced Dec 2021 · promised 2025 · first output 2025 (first half)

    sources · promise governor.nc.gov · status utilitydive.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Producingon time

11. Eli Lilly Parenteral Products and Device Facility, Concord

    Pharmaceuticals · NC

    $1.0B · 600 jobs · announced Jan 2022 · no promised date · first output 2024 (second half)

    sources · promise prnewswire.com · status pharmaceutical-technology.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Producingno promised date on record

12. Amgen Holly Springs Second Drug Substance Facility

    Pharmaceuticals · NC

    $1.0B · 370 jobs · announced Dec 2024 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise amgen.com · status carolinajournal.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Under constructionno promised date on record

13. Prysmian Claremont Fiber-Optic Cable & Glass Expansion

    Other · NC

    $1.0B · 385 jobs · announced Aug 2026 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise plantservices.com · status plantservices.com, qcnews.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Under constructionno promised date on record

14. Caterpillar Cat Compact Facility Sanford

    Machinery · NC

    $1.0B · jobs unconfirmed · announced Sep 2026 · no promised date · first output: not yet

    sources · promise prnewswire.com · status constructionequipmentguide.com

    Wrong? Correct it on GitHub or email us

    Announcedno promised date on record

Dates follow the announcement's own precision: a year with no month is drawn at mid-year, a quarter at its middle month. A person has checked every figure here against its sources, and every check is public. We log every correction made after publication, with its reason.

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