💊 Pharmaceuticals · Huntsville, Alabama
Eli Lilly: Huntsville medicine plant
💰 $6 billion (more than)👷 450 jobs (permanent, plus about 3,000 construction jobs)🏗️ Construction from 2026; completion expected 2032A plant making active pharmaceutical ingredients, one of four new U.S. sites in Lilly's $27 billion plan.
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Source: Office of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Dec 2025 · checked Oct 25, 2026
🏗️ Steel & metals · Bay Minette, Alabama
Novelis: Bay Minette aluminum plant
💰 $5 billion👷 1,000 jobs (up to)🏗️ First coil produced October 2026; shipments in 2027Aluminum rolling and can recycling for beverage-can sheet in Baldwin County.
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Source: SupplyChain247, Oct 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
🚀 Aerospace & defense · Cherokee, Alabama
Hadrian: Submarine parts factory
💰 $2.4 billion ($900 million from the Navy plus $1.5 billion private)👷 1,000 jobs (up to)🏗️ Opened March 2026; ramping upAn automated factory making parts for the Navy's Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine programs.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: U.S. Navy press release, Mar 2026 · checked Oct 25, 2026
🏗️ Steel & metals · Calvert, Alabama
ArcelorMittal: Calvert electrical steel mill
💰 $1.2 billion👷 200 jobs (more than, plus up to 1,300 construction jobs)🏗️ Under construction; production targeted for 2027Electrical steel for EV motors, about 150,000 tons a year, in Mobile County.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits.
Source: Made in Alabama, Feb 2025 · checked Oct 25, 2026
☀️ Energy · Lawrence County, Alabama
First Solar: Alabama solar panel plant
💰 $1.1 billion👷 800 jobs (more than)🏗️ Operating since September 2024Thin-film solar panels, 3.5 gigawatts a year.
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The general contractor hasn't been announced publicly; watch local news and county permits. First Solar supplier form →
Source: First Solar, Sep 2024 · checked Oct 25, 2026
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