Eaton to Invest $242 Million to Expand US Manufacturing Footprint

08:19 AM EDT, 09/02/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Eaton (ETN) plans to invest more than $242 million to expand its US manufacturing footprint with a new facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas, the company said Wednesday. The investment, part of the company's long-term growth and capacity planning since last year, is expected to double the company's US manufacturing capacity of customized electrical enclosures, the company said. The new Eaton facility is expected to employ more than 1,200 manufacturing, electrical and operations jobs, the company said.