Southeast Industrial and Manufacturing News & Events Briefing — October 28, 2026

A glass plant in Statesboro is set to close, and 115 workers will lose their jobs. The excerpt does not say what led to the closure, whether production will move elsewhere, or what happens to suppliers tied to the facility.

The Business Journals

Lockheed Martin is expanding an Alabama plant to make hypersonic missiles, which means more defense manufacturing capacity at a specific facility. The story says nothing about jobs, supplier changes, permits, or incentives.

Design and Development Today

The story is about Lockheed Martin’s fighter-jet production plan and what that means for its Georgia manufacturing footprint and the jobs tied to it. It does not say how many people at which plant are directly affected, or what supplier work, hiring, or facility changes come with the plan.

The Business Journals

First Solar is opening a South Carolina facility for finishing solar panels, which makes this a plant-level manufacturing story with a site and production angle. The excerpt does not say what work will happen at the facility, how many workers it will employ, or whether any suppliers are directly involved.

Solar Power World

The story is about a packaging mill that is still having operational problems after Clearwater took it over from Graphic Packaging. That points to plant performance and possible consequences for workers and suppliers tied to the site, but the excerpt does not say what specific fix is under discussion or whether jobs are already at risk.

Packaging Dive