As production continues to build over the next several years at the Mohawk Valley plant, the company expects to employ more than 600 people, about half that total as early as 2023. Despite the pandemic, construction moved ahead nicely in 2020 and early 2021, and work began on a pilot production line at SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany. The project is getting a boost of as much as half a billion dollars in the form of a state grant if project goals are met.
2021 Gold Shovel Awards: The Winning States
- Texas (12+ Million Population)
- North Carolina (8 to 12 Million Population)
- Michigan - Manufacturing (8 to 12 Million Population)
- Arizona (5 to 8 Million Population)
- Indiana - Manufacturing (5 to 8 Million Population)
- Utah (3 to 5 Million Population)
- Alabama - Manufacturing (3 to 5 Million Population)
- Kansas (Under 3 Million Population)
2021 Silver Shovel Awards
12+ Million Population Category
- Florida
8+ to 12 Million Population Category
- Georgia
- Ohio
- Virginia
5+ to 8 Million Population Category
- Missouri
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
3+ to 5 Million Population Category
- Arkansas
- Connecticut
- Louisiana
Under 3 Million Population Category
- Idaho
- Mississippi
SlideshowTop 2020 Projects By State
2021 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards: Projects Of The Year (2020)
| MANUFACTURING | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. |
| Tesla | Del Valle, TX | 5,000 | $1.1 billion |
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | Weber County, UT | 2,250 | $380 million |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. | Phoenix, AZ | 1,600 | $8 billion |
| Grön Fuels | West Baton Rouge,LA | 1,025 | $9.2 billion |
| Ultium Cells LLC | Lordstown, OH | 1,000 | $1.5 billion |
| CREE Wolfspeed | Marcy, NY | 614 | $1.1 billion |
| NON-MANUFACTURING | |||
| Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. |
| Centene Corp. | Charlotte, NC | 3,237 | $1 billion |
| Microsoft Corp. | Atlanta, GA | 1,500 | $75 million |
| Microsoft Corp. | Fairfax County,VA | 1,500 | $64 million |
| Accenture Federal Services LLC | St. Louis, MO | 1,400 | $28.5 million |
| Netflix | Albuquerque, NM | 1,000 | $150 million |
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2021 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards: Top 2020 Projects By State
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2020 Top Projects - Gold: Texas
Population: 28.99 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Tesla** Del Valle N 5,000 $1.1 billion Automotive Max Midstream Point Comfort N 474 $1 billion Oil & Gas Gulf Coast Ammonia LLC Texas City N 40 $600 million Chemicals Freshpet Inc. Ennis N 427 $265 million Pet Food Amazon Waco N 1,000 $200 million E-Commerce Peloton Plano E 1,600 $10.5 million Corporate Offices Amazon Oak Cliff N 1,500 E-Commerce FedEx Dallas N 1,200 $7.5 million Logistics Amazon Pflugerville N 1,000 $250 million E-Commerce Navistar International Corp. San Antonio N 600 $250 million Automotive **Manufacturing Project of the Year -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Florida
Population: 21.73 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Pfizer Tampa E 300 $20 million Life Sciences Dollar Tree Marion County N 700 $232.5 million Logistics/Distribution Saputo Inc. Hillsborough County E 88 $75 million Dairy Products Citigroup Tampa E 732 $65.5 million Financial/Professional Services Synergy Technologies, LLC Duval County E 300 $1.4 million Information Technology The Boeing Co. Jacksonville E 334 $25 million Aviation/Aerospace United Parcel Service Co. Jacksonville E 300 $342 million Logistics/Distribution Florida Can Manufacturing Polk County N 160 $120 million Aluminum Cans PennyMac Loan Hillsborough E 400 $5.6 million Financial/Professional Services NeoGenomics Laboratories, Inc. Lee County E 295 $27.5 million Corporate Headquarters Sponsor: *Enterprise Florida -
2020 Top Projects - Gold: *North Carolina
Population: 10.6 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Centene Corp.** Charlotte N 3,237 $1 billion IT Headquarters Bandwidth Inc. Raleigh E 1,165 $103.4 million Information Technology BioAgilytix Labs Durham N 878 $61.5 million Biotechnology Pratt & Whitney Asheville N 800 $650 million Aircraft Engine Components Eli Lilly and Co. Durham County N 462 $474 million Pharmaceuticals (M) Ontex Group** Rockingham County N 352 $78.3 million Personal Hygiene Products Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. Eden N 300 $450 million Pet Foods Thermo Fisher Scientific* Greenville E 500 $500 million Pharmaceuticals/Packaging UPS Alamance County N 451 $262.2 million Warehousing/Distribution Audentes Therapeutics Sanford N 209 $109.4 million Gene Therapy Products **Non-Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsors: *Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina
*Greenville-ENC Alliance
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2020 Top Projects - Gold-Manufacturing: *Michigan
Population: 10.0 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry The Kroger Co. Wayne N 270 $95 million Warehousing/Distribution Magna Electric Vehicle Structures - Michigan, Inc. St. Clair N 304 $70.1 million Mobility & Automotive Dakkota Integrated Systems, LLC Wayne E 400 $45 million Mobility & Automotive The Paslin Company Macomb E 200 $45 million Assembly/Automation Systems Magna Seating of America Inc. Wayne E 480 $35.4 million Mobility & Automotive Detroit Manufacturing Systems, LLC Wayne E 225 $31.9 million Mobility & Automotive Perrigo Co. Kent E 170 $18.4 million Headquarters Marelli North America, Inc Oakland E 100 $17.1 million Engineering/Design/Development Bridgewater Interiors Eaton E 400 $15.9 million Automotive Wacker Chemical Corp. Washtenaw N 70 $68 million Headquarters
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2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Georgia
Population: 10.62 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Microsoft** Atlanta N 1,500 $75 million AI & Cloud Services Zinus McDonough N 804 $108.2 million Mattresses Amazon Appling N 800 $200 million E-Commerce HelloFresh Newnan N 750 $7 million Food Distribution Deluxe Sandy Springs N 709 $10 million FinTech ThredUp Duluth E 700 $30 million Distribution Hyundai Transys West Point N 678 $240 million Automotive Bang Energy* Douglasville N 600 $145 million Beverages Facebook Social Circle E 200 $2.3 billion Data Center Nestlé Purina PetCare Hartwell E 130 $550 million Pet Food *Non-Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsors: **Georgia Department of Economic Development;
Georgia Ports
*Elevate Douglas Economic Partnership -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Ohio
Population: 11.69 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Ultium Cells LLC** Lordstown N 1,000 $1.5 billion Automotive Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. Williamsburg N 300 $550 million Food/Agribusiness Stakes Manufacturing, LLC Eastlake E 400 $33.5 million Apparel Printing GOJO Industries, Inc. Navarre E 296 $176.2 million Hygiene Products United Parcel Service, Inc. Henry N 606 $154 million Logistics/Distribution PureCycle: Ohio LLC Hamilton E 51 $213.2 million Recycled Polypropylene Andelyn Biosciences, Inc. Columbus N 170 $90 million Biotechnology Pella Corp. Troy N 428 $15.7 million Windows/Doors Union Home Mortgage Corp. Strongsville E 450 $10.9 million Financial Services Meijer Stores Limited Partnership Tipp City E 137 $160.6 million Warehousing/Distribution **Manufacturing Project of the Year
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2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Virginia
Population: 8.69 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Hershey Chocolate of Virginia Inc. Augusta County E 110 $135 million Food Products DuPont Chesterfield County E 60 $110.5 million Advanced Materials Cerio, LLC Frederick County E 25 $90 million Data Center KD Navien James City County N 180 $77.5 million Boilers/Water Heaters Microsoft Corp.** Fairfax County N 1,500 $64 million Software Development DHL Exel, Inc. Stafford County N 577 $72 million Distribution/Logistics SimpliSafe Henrico County N 572 $5.5 million Customer Support T-Mobile USA, Inc. Henrico County E 500 $30 million Customer Support TORC Robotics Montgomery County E 350 $8.5 millon Software Development East Coast Repair & Fabrication Newport News E 332 $64.4 million Marine Vessel Maintenance & Repair **Non-Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsor: *Virginia Economic Development Partnership -
2020 Top Projects - Gold: *Arizona
Population: 7.29 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.** Phoenix N 1,600 $8 billion Semiconductors Commercial Metals Co.* Mesa E 186 $435 million Steel Fabrication Ball Corp. Glendale N 145 $238.6 million Metal Packaging Red Bull North America Glendale E 65 $131 million Beverages Zoom Communications Scottsdale N 250 $11.4 million IT & Software Northrop Grumman* Gilbert E 274 $66.1 million Aerospace & Defense Amazon Maricopa County N 1,975 $20 million E-Commerce PMG Companies Lake Havasu City N 263 $23 million Consumer Products Global Energy Solutions Eloy N 176 $101.6 million Energy Storage The RealReal* Phoenix N 1,685 $29 million Distribution/Logistics **Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsors: *Arizona Department of Commerce
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2020 Top Projects - Gold-Manufacturing: *Indiana
Population: 6.73 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Amazon Greenfield N 800 $80 million E-Commerce Barletta Boat Co., LLC Bristol E 250 $7 million Plastics & Rubber Corsicana Mattress Co. La Porte N 350 $8.6 million Furniture & Related Products Elanco US Inc. Indianapolis N 573 $122.5 million Chemicals/Pharma Electric Last Mile, Inc. Mishawaka N 960 $303.4 million Automotive Gruma Corp. Plainfield N 544 $148.5 million Food Processing Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. Greenwood N 481 $6.8 million Electrical Equipment/Components/Appliance NewCold Indianapolis Operations, LLC Lebanon N 202 $152.1 million Warehousing/Storage Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. Lafayette E 350 $158 million Automotive Walmart Fulfillment Services, LLC Greenfield N 1,000 $606 million Logistics/Distribution Sponsor: *Indiana Economic Development Corp. -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Missouri
Population: 6.10 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Ford Kansas City E 150 $100 million Automotive Thermo Fisher Scientific St. Louis E 250 $50 million Life Sciences Purina Bloomfield E 30 $83 million Pet Care Products Bennett Packaging Kansas City E 24 $69.6 million Digital Arts Accenture Federal Services LLC** St. Louis N 1,400 $28.5 million Financial & Professional Services Chewy, Inc. Belton N 1,200 $143.2 million Logistics & Distribution Veterans United Columbia N 600 $14.1 million Financial & Professional Services BoxyCharm Belton N 250 $50 million Logistics & Distribution Plumrose USA Moberly N 190 $68.6 million Food Processing Meleleuca, Inc. Kansas City N 202 $12.3 million Logistics & Distribution **Non-Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsor: *Missouri One Start -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: South Carolina
Population: 5.27 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Mark Anthony.Brewing, Inc Richland County N 300 $400 million Brewery Walmart Dorchester County N 1,000 $220 million Warehousing/Distribution Agriculture Technology Campus (Mastronardi, Clear Water Farms, LiDestri Food and Drink) Hampton County N 1,500 $314 million Ag/Aquaculture DC Blox, Inc. Greenville County N 5 $200 million Headquarters/R&D Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp. Lexington County E 380 $215.8 million Pharmaceutical Prep Techtronic Industries (TTI) Anderson County E 525 $100 million Consumer Products Vigilent Labs Charleston County N 400 $104.6 million Pharmaceutical Santa Cruz Nutritionals, LLC Sumter County N 164 $84 million Pharmaceutical Prep Ross Stores, Inc. York County E 700 $68 million Warehousing/Distribution Arrival North America York County N 240 $46 million Automotive -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Tennessee
Population: 6.77 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Domtar Paper Co. LLC Kingsport E 137 $320 million Paper Mills McKee Foods Corp. Collegedale E 125 $225 million Food Products The Lampo Group Franklin E 599 $52.4 million Financial Services TTI Floor Care Cookeville E 500 $20 million Electrical Appliances General Motors, LLC Spring Hill E 0 $1.7 billion Automotive Amazon.com Services, Inc. Mount Juliet E 1,000 $250 million E-Commerce Amazon.com Services, Inc. Memphis E 1,000 $200 million E-Commerce Agero, Inc. Clarksville E 900 $2 million Travel Services Facebook Gallatin N 100 $800 million Data Processing, Hosting, &
Related ServicesSmile Direct Club Columbia E 630 $34.1 million Dental Products Sponsor: *Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development -
2020 Top Projects - Gold: Utah
Population: 3.21 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Northrop Grumman Corp.* ** Weber County N 2,250 $380 million Aerospace/Defense Procter & Gamble Co. Box Elder County E 221 $310 million Consumer Products Malouf Nibley E 1,195 $120 million Consumer Products Williams International* Ogden E 300 $60 million Aerospace/Defense HealthEquity Draper E 550 $41 million Finance/IT RS Technologies, Inc. St. Geroge N 358 $35 million Composite Utility Poles Misfits Market West Jordan N 600 $25 million Food Products Cytiva (Hyclone Laboratories, LLC) Logan E 160 $18.7 million Life Sciences Go Health, LLC Lindon E 1,159 $10 million IT Quotient Technology, Inc. Salt Lake N 520 $10 million IT **Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsor: *Northern Utah Economic Alliance -
2020 Top Projects - Gold-Manufacturing: *Alabama
Population: 4.93 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Warrior Met Coal BCE, LLC Tuscaloosa County N 359 $528.5 million Metallurgical Coal HomeTex Selma N 300 $10.5 million Textiles & Apparel Airbus Mobile E 275 $40 million Aerospace DURA Automotive Systems Muscle Shoals N 279 $59 million Automotive ALDI, Inc.* Loxley N 200 $100 million Headquarters/Distribution Mazda Toyota Manufacturing US Huntsville E 0 $830 million Automotive AM/NS Calvert (Arcelor Mittal) Mobile E 200 $775 million Steel SiO2 Materials Science Auburn E 220 $163 million Biotechnology Pinnacle Renewable Energy Demopolis N 45 $95 million Wood Products Coastal Growers Atmore N 150 $87 million Farm Products Sponsor: *Alabama Department of Commerce; AIDT
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2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Arkansas
Population: 3.02 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Amazon Little Rock N 1,000 N/A E-Commerce Amazon North Little Rock N 500 N/A E-Commerce Emerson Ash Flat N 245 $35 million Electronics Nice-Pak Jonesboro E 300 $65 million Sanitation Wipes Nestlé Jonesboro E 100 $100 million Food Processing SCA Pharma Little Rock E 175 $13.5 million Biotech/Pharmaceuticals Revolution Little Rock E 66 $21 million Recycled Plastics Gerber Fort Smith E 50 $30 million Food Processing Fiocchi Little Rock N 57 $15 million Firearms Ammunition La-Z-Boy Siloam Springs E 125 N/A Furniture Sponsor: *Arkansas Economic Development Commission -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Connecticut
Population: 3.5 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Infosys* Hartford E 1,000 $20.6 million IT/Software SCA Pharmaceuticals Windsor E 360 $10 million Life Sciences/BioPharma ASML Wilton E 100 $100 million Mecatronics Sema4 Stamford N 300 $6 million Life Sciences/BioPharma Amazon Wallingford N 500 $53.8 million E-Commerce Wren Kitchens Milford N 300 $24 million Cabinets Amazon Windsor N 1,500 $237 million E-Commerce Jescraft Oxford N 100 $17.3 million Industrial Materials Putnam Plastics Killingly E 250 $2 million Medical Devices Nuvance Health Systems Danbury N 500 $5 million Corporate Offices Sponsor: *AdvanceCT
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2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Louisiana
Population: 4.70 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Gron Fuels** West Baton Rouge N 1,025 $9.2 billion Renewable Fuels Mitsubishi Chemical Ascension Parish N 125 $1 billion Chemicals Amazon Lafayette Parish N 500 $100 million E-Commerce REG Geismar Ascension Parish E 60 $825 million Renewable Fuels ExxonMobil East Baton Rouge E 20 $244 million Petroleum Refinery School Mint Lafayette Parish N 178 $500,000 IT/Education Headquarters Service Corp. International Jefferson Parish E 115 $500,000 Corporate Offices Click Here Digital East Baton Rouge Parish E 100 $1.2 million IT Digital/Marketing Headquarters Westfield Fluid Controls Lafayette Parish N 67 $5.1 million Aerospace E.I. Williams Webster Parish N 100 $700,000 Industrial Sound Control **Manufacturing Project of the Year
Sponsor: *Louisiana Economic Development;
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2020 Top Projects - Gold: *Kansas
Population: 2.91 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Urban Outfitters, Inc.* Kansas City N 1,734 $403 million Logistics/Distribution Amazon* Kansas City N 750 $75 million E-Commerce Amazon Park City N 700 $75 million E-Commerce Thermo Fisher Scientific Co., LLC Lenexa E 300 $40 million Biotechnology/Pharma Pretzels, LLC Lawrence N 281 $88 million Food Processing PDI, Inc. Edgerton N 226 $175 million Healthcare Products Schwan’s Co. Salina E 225 $356 million Food Processing Amazon Shawnee N 200 $30 million E-Commerce Kubota North America Corp./ Great Plains Manufacturing Salina N 130 $53 million Construction Equipment Nor-Am Logistics South LLC Dodge City N 50 $44.8 million Cold Storage Warehouse Sponsor: *Kansas Department of Commerce
*Wyandotte Economic Development Council -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Idaho
Population: 1.79 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry True West Beef LLC Jerome N 520 $195 million Beef Processing Lamb Weston Power County E 70 $90 million Potato Processing GoGo squeeZ Nampa E 53 $32.8 million Food Processing PetlQ* Eagle N 171 $22 million Pet Food/Pharma Headquarters Western Aircraft Boise E 113 $19 million Aircraft Maintenance Production Technologies Preston N 93 $1 million Fabrication/Powder Coating Lactalis Canyon County E 75 $1.7 million Food Processing Scoular Jerome N 12 $20 million Barley Processing Metal Quest Unlimited LLC Post Falls N 25 $3.8 million Fabricated Metals Frigitek Pocatello N 50 $53 million Cold Storage Sponsor: *Idaho Commerce
*City of Eagle Economic Development -
2020 Top Projects - Silver: *Mississippi
Population: 2.98 million
Company City N/E Job Creation Investment Industry Associated Wholesale Grocers Hernando N 79 $300 million Food Distribution Amazon Madison County N 1,000 $200 million E-Commerce Calgon Carbon Bay St. Louis E 38 $185 million Activated Carbon Products Mission Forest Products Corinth N 130 $160 million Agribusiness/Lumber Kimberly-Clark Corinth E 33 $140 million Nonwoven Components Navistar Defense West Point E 500 $8 million Military Vehicles IG Design Group Marshall County E 300 $57.4 million Paper Products Distribution Material Bank Olive Branch N 300 $14.5 million Architecture/Design
Products DistributionGulf Ship Gulfport E 200 $6.7 million Shipbuilding Loss Prevention Natchez N 200 $3 million Headquarters Sponsor: *Mississipi Development Authority;
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2021 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards: Projects Of The Year (2020)
MANUFACTURING Company City/County # Jobs Inv. Amt. Tesla Del Valle, TX 5,000 $1.1 billion Northrop Grumman Corp. Weber County, UT 2,250 $380 million Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Phoenix, AZ 1,600 $8 billion Grön Fuels West Baton Rouge,LA 1,025 $9.2 billion Ultium Cells LLC Lordstown, OH 1,000 $1.5 billion CREE Wolfspeed Marcy, NY 614 $1.1 billion NON-MANUFACTURING Company City/County # Jobs Inv. Amt. Centene Corp. Charlotte, NC 3,237 $1 billion Microsoft Corp. Atlanta, GA 1,500 $75 million Microsoft Corp. Fairfax County,VA 1,500 $64 million Accenture Federal Services LLC St. Louis, MO 1,400 $28.5 million Netflix Albuquerque, NM 1,000 $150 million
Top Fulfillment Center Projects*
| Company | City/County | # Jobs | Inv. Amt. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Outfitters, Inc. | Kansas City, KS | 1,734 | $403 million |
| Chewy, Inc. | Belton, MO | 1,200 | $143.2 million |
| Walmart | Greenfield, IN | 1,000 | $606 million |
| Walmart | Dorchester County, SC | 1,000 | $220 million |
| Dollar Tree | Marion County, FL | 700 | $232.5 million |
| Ross Stores,Inc. | York County, SC | 700 | $68 million |
| Kroger/Ocado | Frederick, MD | 550 | $245 million |
| *In terms of jobs + investment, excluding Amazon | |||
