At a special White House event marking his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump gathered top CEOs from around the world to spotlight more than $8 trillion in private-sector investment commitments across U.S. industries. Trump praised the business leaders for driving what he called one of the strongest economic turnarounds in U.S. history.
He emphasized policies such as tariffs on imports, a new 15% corporate tax rate for manufacturers, deregulation, and expanded energy infrastructure as key drivers. He also announced plans to allow companies to build their own power plants to relieve pressure on overloaded state grids.
Here are the 23 companies that pledged major investments under Trump’s second-term economic agenda:
1. Hyundai
José Muñoz announced a $21 billion investment, including $5.8 billion for a new steel plant in Louisiana that will create at least 1,500 jobs.
2. CMA CGM
Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the shipping giant will spend $20 billion on port and logistics infrastructure, including a new air cargo hub in Chicago expected to create 10,000 jobs.
3. Toyota
Ted Ogawa said the company is investing $88 million to expand hybrid vehicle production at its West Virginia facility.
4. Anduril
CEO Brian Schimpf announced a $1 billion investment for a drone and defense technology facility in Ohio, focused on autonomous weapons systems.
5. Amazon
Doug Herrington confirmed $4 billion in 2025 for logistics and cloud infrastructure, with more expected in coming years.
6. Venture Global
CEO Mike Sabel pledged $18 billion to expand liquefied natural gas operations in Louisiana, boosting U.S. energy independence.
7. Siemens USA
Barbara Humpton revealed a $285 million investment in advanced manufacturing, creating around 1,000 skilled jobs.
8. Pratt Industries
Anthony Pratt committed $5 billion to expand American recycling and packaging operations.
9. Chobani
Founder Hamdi Ulukaya announced a $1.7 billion plan, including $1.2 billion for a dairy plant in New York.
10. Bel Brands USA
Ivan Gerard said $350 million will go toward expanding cheese and snack production, making all U.S. Babybel cheeses with American milk.
11. Schneider Electric
Aamir Paul confirmed a $700 million investment in U.S. energy infrastructure—the largest in the company’s 135-year history.
12. Johnson & Johnson
CEO Joaquin Duato pledged $55 billion in manufacturing and tech upgrades across the U.S.
13. Eli Lilly
David Ricks announced a $27 billion expansion of domestic pharmaceutical manufacturing.
14. Novartis
CEO Vas Narasimhan committed $23 billion to expand or build 10 drug production sites in the U.S.
15. Genentech (Roche Group)
Ashley Magargee revealed a $50 billion investment in biotech manufacturing and research.
16. AbbVie
Rob Michael said the company will invest $10 billion to build four new pharmaceutical plants across the country.
17. Thermo Fisher Scientific
Marc Casper shared a $2 billion investment to boost medical supply and diagnostics production.
18. Merck
CEO Rob Davis pledged $9 billion to expand domestic vaccine and drug manufacturing.
19. Abbott Laboratories
Robert Ford confirmed a $500 million expansion of facilities in Illinois and Texas.
20. IBM
Arvind Krishna announced a $150 billion investment to grow U.S.-based research, AI, and semiconductor development.
21. GE Aerospace
Larry Culp said $1 billion will go toward upgrading jet engine factories in 16 states for both commercial and military use.
22. SoftBank
Masayoshi Son announced a $700 billion joint AI infrastructure project with Oracle and OpenAI—described as the largest private sector investment in U.S. history.
23. Apple
CEO Tim Cook revealed a $500 billion investment to build manufacturing plants across seven to eight U.S. states.
Throughout the event, Trump emphasized the momentum behind “Made in America” policies and said these announcements are only the beginning. He closed by telling the CEOs, “We are rebuilding America from the ground up.”
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