Metal fabrication and manufacturing company, Unified Legacy, is expanding its existing footprint in Macon. The company will invest $125 million in a new manufacturing facility in Macon, creating 500 new jobs over the next several years in Bibb County. Unified Legacy’s new manufacturing facility will be located at Barnes Ferry Road in Macon, with construction expected to begin in 2026. Parrish Construction is the general contractor.

Unified Legacy manufactures complex products and components for the defense, aerospace, data center, and industrial markets. Through advanced machining, welding, and fabrication capabilities, the company delivers custom solutions including ground support equipment, welded assemblies, generator enclosures, fuel storage tanks, and precision-machined components. Unified Defense, their existing manufacturing facility, has been operating in Byron, Georgia, since 2022.

Diaper maker First Quality will spend $418 million to expand its Macon plant. The investment, which includes a 50% increase in diaper and training pant manufacturing, new diaper and training pants lines and its automated warehouse facility, will create 600 new jobs. As long as workers earn at least $33,000 a year, the company could qualify for $12 million in state income tax credits, at $4,000 per job over five years.

The company manufactures baby diapers, training pants, a line for adult incontinence, feminine hygiene and wipes products, paper towels, and bath tissues. It will launch new products not currently found in North America and complete this expansion by September 2025.

First Quality acquired the Macon facility in 2008 by purchasing Covidien Retail Products. Its current campus spans more than 1 million square feet and employs 580 workers. The factory is 85 miles southeast of Atlanta.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will invest $1.2 billion to expand its biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Holly Springs, North Carolina, creating 680 new jobs in Wake County. Initial investments of the FUJIFILM’s Holly Springs operation included $2 billion in 2021. The company claims it’s the largest end-to-end biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility in North America. Holly

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies’ expansion includes an additional large-scale monoclonal antibody Drug Substance manufacturing capacity that will support the company’s growing biologics CDMO business. The project will also include two additional drug substance manufacturing buildings, a shared headblock building with administrative space, as well as expansions of utilities, lab, and warehouse buildings currently under construction.

The average salary for new positions at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies will be $109,923, which is nearly 50% higher than Wake County’s average wage of $74,866.

The Japanese contract drug manufacturer will receive $69.2 million in incentives from the state as well as Wake County and Holly Springs if it meets hiring and investment targets.