Assault Aircraft to Forklifts: U.S. Heavy Manufacturers Look to 2Q

March 5, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Demand for transportation components, military equipment and construction machinery is driving the development of more than $8.7 billion worth of heavy-manufacturing projects across the U.S. that are slated to begin construction in the second quarter, according to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project and Plant databases. More than $3.5 billion is related to transportation-related products, both military and commercial, with the remainder attributed to everything from lawnmowers to forklifts. Demand from the U.S. military is driving one of the highest-valued projects, from Bell Textron, a subsidiary of Textron Incorporated (NYSE:TXT). Other companies featured: Alton Aviation Consultancy, Embraer S.A. (NYSE:ERJ), Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM), Austin Engineering Limited and Honda Motor Company Limited (NYSE:HMC).