Power management firm Eaton Corp. plans to invest $242 million in a new manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas, to expand production of modular electrical enclosures. The 1 million square-foot plant will more than double the company’s U.S. manufacturing capacity for these enclosures, which serve data center, utility, industrial, and digital communications markets.
The project is expected to create more than 1,200 manufacturing, electrical, and operations jobs upon completion. Eaton, which acquired the Fibrebond business behind these enclosures in April 2025, will partner with state and local authorities including Governor Sanders, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, the City of North Little Rock, and the Metro Little Rock Alliance to support workforce development.
The new facility follows recent capacity expansions at Eaton’s existing Fibrebond plant in Minden, Louisiana, where production has doubled over the past three years. The Cleveland-based company, which reported $27.4 billion in revenue for 2025, serves customers across 180 countries. Mike Yelton, president of Eaton’s Electrical Sector, Americas, said customers increasingly seek faster deployment of critical power infrastructure with reduced complexity.
