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Siemens plans to invest at least $185 million in a new advanced manufacturing facility near Pendergrass, Georgia, pending final approvals.
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The approximately 550,000-square-foot plant is expected to produce low-voltage electrical components, with buildout scheduled to begin in November.
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The company expects to create more than 1,400 jobs over the next three years and begin hiring for engineering, fabrication, assembly and testing positions in 2027.
Siemens plans to build an approximately 550,000-square-foot advanced manufacturing facility near Pendergrass, Georgia, a project expected to create more than 1,400 jobs over the next three years.
The project represents at least $185 million in investment in Jackson County, according to an Aug. 7 release from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. The investment remains subject to final approvals.
Facility Details and Hiring Plans
The Pendergrass, Ga., facility is planned for 580 Raco Parkway, around 60 miles north of Atlanta, and would produce low-voltage electrical components.
Buildout is expected to begin in November, with hiring for engineering, fabrication, assembly, and testing roles scheduled to start in 2027, according to the Office of the Governor. An estimated impact on construction jobs for the build was not released.
In an August 7, 2026 Siemens statement, Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG emphasized the company's impact on artificial intelligence. “We are present across the AI value chain – from chip design and data center infrastructure to the electrical systems and smart grids that power accelerated computing," Busch said.
"With these investments we are strengthening our global leadership in the electrical backbone of AI and helping customers build efficient, resilient, AI-ready data centers.”
Siemens reached $1 billion in US manufacturing investments over the past five years, according to the company.
Announcement Comes as Data Center Scale Grows
Busch's statement and the Siemens manufacturing expansion come as the scale of data center projects has increased.
ConstructConnect economists Michael Guckes and Devin Bell, writing in the August 2026 Data Center Report, said, "These projects are also getting larger, as the average data center has more than doubled in size since 2022, reaching nearly 700,000 square feet in the second quarter of 2026."
The economists added, "That growth may reflect firms seeking economies of scale to reduce their cost per unit of compute."
That same approach to increasing scale is also visible in the manufacturing environment.
Siemens Expands Georgia Manufacturing Footprint
The project would expand Siemens’ manufacturing footprint in Georgia asdemand grows for electrical equipment supporting industrial, infrastructure, and technology applications.
Siemens currently employs more than 1,700 people across two manufacturing facilities and six offices in the state, including its Peachtree Corners Electrical Products facility.
“Georgia was a natural choice for our next manufacturing investment,” Barry Powell, president of Siemens’ North America Electrical Products business unit, said in the release.
Powell cited the state’s business environment, skilled workforce, and proximity to the company’s existing operations and Southeast supply-chain network.
Powell said the new facility would help Siemens serve customers more efficiently while expanding advanced manufacturing capacity in a region with technicians, suppliers, and industry expertise tied to the company’s operations.
Kemp described the project as an expansion of the state’s longstanding business relationship with Siemens, which has operated in Georgia for 140 years. The governor said the investment would bring quality jobs to Pendergrass and the surrounding area.
Jackson County Economic Impact
Jackson County officials said the project would expand the county’s manufacturing base and create workforce opportunities.
The county’s economic development partners on the project include the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Jackson County Area Chamber of Commerce, Jackson County Industrial Development Authority, Georgia Power and Georgia Quick Start.
The planned Siemens facility will add production capability for low-voltage electrical components while drawing on the region’s established industrial workforce and supplier network. The announcement comes as manufacturers of electrical equipment and other infrastructure components continue to add capacity in the Southeast.
Siemens is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transportation and health care. The company also applies industrial artificial intelligence, including generative AI, to manufacturing and other industrial applications.
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