There will soon be a huge market for these products, given GM’s announced commitment to 30 new electric vehicles by 2025. That is a significant milestone on the way to GM’s promised all-electric lineup by 2035.
The new northeast Ohio plant broke ground in the spring of 2020. The nearly three-million-square-foot plant is slated to be finished in 2022, ready to bring that future to life and create more than a thousand new jobs. The initial plans called for a $1.5 billion investment, but more recent reporting now pegs the total at $2.3 billion, and Ultium has continued to acquire acreage in the area.
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 | |||
