Virginia has been promised 7 factories since 2017. 1 is producing.

1. Project · largest announced capital first
   20172018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030today
   Status · as of Sep 2026

2. Eli Lilly Goochland County API and Drug Product Facility (West Creek)

   Pharmaceuticals · VA · screened

   $5.0B · 650 jobs · announced Sep 2025 · promised 2030 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise investor.lilly.com · status richmondbizsense.com

   Not yet producingdue in 3y 10m

3. AstraZeneca Rivanna Futures API Plant (Albemarle County)

   Pharmaceuticals · VA · screened

   $4.0B · 500 jobs · announced Jul 2025 · promised 2030 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise virginiamercury.com · status fiercepharma.com

   Not yet producingdue in 3y 10m

4. Micron Manassas Fab Expansion

   Semiconductors · VA · screened

   $3.0B · 1,100 jobs · announced Aug 2018 · promised 2020 (first half) · first output: not yet

   sources · promise investors.micron.com · status potomaclocal.com

   Producingfirst-output date unconfirmed

5. Merck Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Elkton

   Pharmaceuticals · VA · screened

   $3.0B · 500 jobs · announced Oct 2025 · promised 2029 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise merck.com · status virginiabusiness.com

   Not yet producingdue in 2y 10m

6. Microporous Lithium-Ion Battery Separator Plant (Southern Virginia Megasite)

   Battery · VA · screened

   $1.4B · 2,015 jobs · announced Nov 2024 · no promised date · first output: not yet

   sources · promise vedp.org · status danville-va.gov

   Not yet producingno promised date on record

7. L3Harris Virginia Advanced Propulsion Facilities (VAPF), Orange County

   Aerospace and Defense · VA · screened

   $1.3B · 350 jobs · announced Apr 2026 · no promised date · first output: not yet

   sources · promise l3harris.com · status manufacturingdive.com

   Not yet producingno promised date on record

8. LEGO Group US Factory, Chesterfield County

   Chemicals and Plastics · VA · screened

   $1.0B · 1,760 jobs · announced Jun 2022 · promised 2027 · first output: not yet

   sources · promise vedp.org · status lego.com

   Not yet producingdue in 10m

Dates follow the announcement's own precision: a year with no month is drawn at mid-year, a quarter at its middle month. Checked V1 means each figure was confirmed against one public source; V2 means two independent sources. Corrections after publication are logged with a reason.

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