Which companies are expanding the most in 2026?

Major tech companies, AI startups, and healthcare organizations are leading expansion efforts in 2026. Companies are opening new offices, making strategic acquisitions, and entering new markets, particularly in AI infrastructure, cloud computing, and renewable energy.

How does company expansion affect job opportunities?

Company expansions typically create significant new job opportunities. New office openings bring hundreds of roles to a region, acquisitions often lead to combined team growth, and market expansion requires new talent across sales, engineering, and operations.

What types of expansions do you track?

We track new office openings, acquisitions and mergers, geographic market expansion, new product line launches, and major infrastructure investments. Each entry includes the location, scale, and analysis of what it means for the job market.

Company Expansion Tracker 2026

Track which companies are growing and where. 18 expansion announcements across 5 industries.

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Google · March 20, 2026

Google Opens New 500,000 Sq Ft Austin Campus for Cloud and AI

Google officially opened its new 500,000-square-foot Austin campus, designed to house 3,000 employees focused on Google Cloud, AI research, and YouTube operations, marking the company's largest Texas expansion.

Austin, TX

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Musk Ventures · March 20, 2026

Elon Musk Announces $20 Billion+ "Terafab" Semiconductor Facility in Austin

Elon Musk announced plans for a $20 billion+ "Terafab" semiconductor fabrication facility in Austin, Texas, designed to produce custom chips for Tesla EVs, xAI training clusters, and SpaceX satellite systems.

Austin, TX

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Samsung · March 15, 2026

Samsung $17 Billion Taylor, Texas Semiconductor Fab Nearing Operational Status

Samsung's $17 billion semiconductor fabrication facility in Taylor, Texas is nearing operational status, marking one of the largest foreign manufacturing investments in U.S. history. The fab will produce advanced AI and mobile chips.

Taylor, TX

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Pasqal · March 1, 2026

French Quantum Computing Firm Pasqal Opens First U.S. Headquarters in Chicago

Pasqal, a French quantum computing company, established its first U.S. headquarters in Chicago with a $65 million investment, bringing neutral-atom quantum computing technology to the American market.

Chicago, IL

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GRVTY · February 20, 2026

Defense Tech Startup GRVTY Opens New HQ in Tysons, Virginia with 200 Planned Hires

GRVTY, a defense technology startup, opened its new headquarters in Tysons, Virginia with plans to hire 200 employees and an $8 million investment. The location places the company near the Pentagon, intelligence agencies, and major defense contractors.

Tysons, VA

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Tesla · February 15, 2026

Tesla Breaks Ground on Gigafactory Mexico in Monterrey

Tesla officially broke ground on Gigafactory Mexico in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon (near Monterrey), a facility expected to produce the next-generation affordable vehicle platform at scale for the North American and Latin American markets.

Monterrey, Mexico

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Palantir · February 15, 2026

Palantir Relocates Headquarters to Miami, Becoming Largest Public Company in South Florida

Palantir Technologies officially relocated its corporate headquarters to Miami, making it the largest publicly traded company headquartered in South Florida. The move continues the tech industry migration to Florida from Colorado and the Bay Area.

Miami, FL

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SpaceX · February 2, 2026

SpaceX Acquires xAI, Creating Combined $1.25 Trillion Entity

SpaceX completed its acquisition of Elon Musk's AI company xAI, creating a combined entity valued at approximately $1.25 trillion. The merger positions the combined company for a mega-IPO expected to be the largest in history.

Hawthorne, CA / Austin, TX

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NVIDIA · September 10, 2025

NVIDIA Opens New $1 Billion AI Research Center in Israel

NVIDIA opened a $1 billion AI research and development center in Tel Aviv, expanding its Israel operations to over 4,000 employees and making it the company's largest R&D facility outside the United States.

Tel Aviv, Israel

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TikTok (ByteDance) · June 1, 2025

TikTok Opens Major Data Center in Singapore for Southeast Asian Operations

TikTok parent ByteDance opened a $2 billion data center in Singapore to house Southeast Asian user data, as the company invested in regional data sovereignty amid ongoing U.S. regulatory pressure and the global push for data localization.

Singapore

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Company Expansion Tracker 2026

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Google Opens New 500,000 Sq Ft Austin Campus for Cloud and AI

Elon Musk Announces $20 Billion+ "Terafab" Semiconductor Facility in Austin

Samsung $17 Billion Taylor, Texas Semiconductor Fab Nearing Operational Status

French Quantum Computing Firm Pasqal Opens First U.S. Headquarters in Chicago

Defense Tech Startup GRVTY Opens New HQ in Tysons, Virginia with 200 Planned Hires

Tesla Breaks Ground on Gigafactory Mexico in Monterrey

Palantir Relocates Headquarters to Miami, Becoming Largest Public Company in South Florida

SpaceX Acquires xAI, Creating Combined $1.25 Trillion Entity

NVIDIA Opens New $1 Billion AI Research Center in Israel

TikTok Opens Major Data Center in Singapore for Southeast Asian Operations

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Company Expansion Tracker 2026

Data Insights

Google Opens New 500,000 Sq Ft Austin Campus for Cloud and AI

Elon Musk Announces $20 Billion+ "Terafab" Semiconductor Facility in Austin

Samsung $17 Billion Taylor, Texas Semiconductor Fab Nearing Operational Status

French Quantum Computing Firm Pasqal Opens First U.S. Headquarters in Chicago

Defense Tech Startup GRVTY Opens New HQ in Tysons, Virginia with 200 Planned Hires

Tesla Breaks Ground on Gigafactory Mexico in Monterrey

Palantir Relocates Headquarters to Miami, Becoming Largest Public Company in South Florida

SpaceX Acquires xAI, Creating Combined $1.25 Trillion Entity

NVIDIA Opens New $1 Billion AI Research Center in Israel

TikTok Opens Major Data Center in Singapore for Southeast Asian Operations

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