Janicki Industries Breaks Ground on $800 Million Campus in Great Falls Montana

GREAT FALLS, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 11, 2026--

Janicki Industries, a privately owned engineering and manufacturing company, broke ground yesterday on its new manufacturing campus in Great Falls, Montana, marking the official start of construction on the company's $800 million investment in the region.

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Left to Right – John Janicki, president of Janicki Industries, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Peter Janicki, CEO of Janicki Industries, and Congressman Troy Downing during a ceremony at Janicki Industries' groundbreaking in Great Falls, Montana.

The 1.6 million-square-foot campus, to be built in phases over the next decade, is expected to create 1,000 new jobs within five years and more than 2,000 jobs by the time it is complete.

The groundbreaking ceremony brought together Janicki leadership, state and local officials, and members of the Great Falls community to celebrate the milestone. Speakers included Janicki President John Janicki, CEO Peter Janicki, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Great Falls Mayor Cory Reeves, and Great Falls Development Authority President and CEO Brett Doney.

Rather than a traditional shovel ceremony, brothers John and Peter Janicki marked the occasion by climbing into the cabs of two Caterpillar excavators and breaking ground themselves, moving the first earth on the future campus site side by side, a fitting image for a company built on heavy equipment and hands-on engineering with the Janicki brothers at the controls of the project's first step forward.

Located on 180 acres within the AgriTech Park, the new campus will expand Janicki's capabilities in advanced composites, precision machining, and metal fabrication to meet growing demand from its aerospace, defense, and space customers. The first phase of the campus is expected to open by the end of 2027.

"Breaking ground yesterday is proof of what's possible when a community, a workforce, and a company all want the same thing," said John Janicki. "Montana gives our people the chance to build something lasting: a good job, an affordable home, a place to raise a family. That's what we look for, and Great Falls has it. We look forward to a vibrant, lasting partnership with Great Falls."

“Montana is open for business, and we were proud to work with our local partners to attract job creators like Janicki Industries, which chose Montana among many other states for its next major expansion," said Montana Governor Greg Gianforte. “Through its $800 million investment, Janicki will unlock a brighter future for over 2,000 Montanans in a good-paying job, inspire innovation, strengthen our economy, and support the growing community of Great Falls for years to come.”

Following the ceremony, Janicki hosted a reception for regional leaders and elected officials, as well as a community gathering that welcomed residents, business owners, workforce partners, and project supporters to learn more about the campus and the opportunities it will bring to the area.

Janicki expects to draw heavily on the region's workforce, with the majority of new positions in Great Falls filled by Montanans. The company plans to rely on its robust training programs, reflecting its broader approach of investing in the people who build its products, not just the facilities that house them.

Janicki's Great Falls campus facility is part of a growing footprint that includes operations in Sedro-Woolley, Mount Vernon, Bellingham, Hamilton, Washington, and Layton, Utah, where the company operates more than 1 million square feet of production space and employs more than 2,000 people. Each location continues to support Janicki's customers, and the company remains invested in the growth of its Washington and Utah operations as it expands into Montana.

About Janicki

Janicki is a privately owned engineering and manufacturing company that designs and builds composite and metallic tooling, parts, prototypes, and assembled structures for customers across aerospace, defense, space, marine, and other industries. As one of the largest privately owned Tier 1 aerospace suppliers in the United States, Janicki brings full-scale production capabilities to programs of any scope. Learn more at www.janicki.com

John Janicki, president of Janicki Industries.

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Coach Rassie Erasmus believes the South African public would have understood what he's trying to do if the Springboks had lost to Scotland at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

South Africa didn't lose, but it was a nail-biter. It took until the 77th minute for the Boks to clinch the win by 42-28. They won a 10th straight test and upheld their undefeated record at home against Scotland.

Erasmus made 10 changes to the team which hammered England 45-21 in the first round of the Nations Championship. He admitted it was a risk but said he's trying to spread the workload, give guys more experience, and was forced by a lengthy injury list.

The wounded include Ox Nche, Malcolm Marx, Frans Malherbe, Eben Etzebeth, Franco Mostert, RG Snyman, Lood de Jager, captain Siya Kolisi, Kwagga Smith, Deon Fourie, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu and Andre Esterhuizen.

Erasmus installed a new front row, new halves and a new back three, and was forced into a late change when World Cup winner Canan Moodie had to be replaced by eight-cap winger Ethan Hooker. That meant eight of the XV and 13 of the 23 had less than 10 caps each.

“I don't think the crowd was happy at the end but I think South Africa understands what we tried to do in this game,” Erasmus said.

"In the past I felt if we made four changes people would ask, ‘What are you doing?’ But I feel the interaction between us and the supporters — through the media — gives us a togetherness and people know what we are trying to do. That's something that’s changed over the years.

"It's the crowd believing in the team and the team believing in South Africa, because they could easily have gone against us with those easy tries we gave away.

“If we lose the knives will be out. But for me the most important thing is learning about the players. If we had lost this game I think there would be some of the crowd who would understand what we tried to do, but luckily we won.”

Erasmus said the lessons from the game outweighed the milestones.

“Sometimes we must put our personal goals to one side of how many games you've won in a row or even putting winning this championship on the line so that you can know who can do what,” he said.

"If you don't make those calls you would never know. When do you do it? Are you always going to do it when you play a team that's not of this caliber — because I think they are a great team. That's how you find out.

“It's tense, there's pressure, there's a crowd who've bought tickets because they want to watch this game. They don't even know the players so well because they're not even settled test match players.”

Ultimately, South Africa remained on top of the Southern Hemisphere conference on points difference from New Zealand.

“It's much nicer when you win and you learn than when you lose and you learn," Erasmus said.

“For those guys to feel the crowd going quiet when it’s not going so well. That's the only way we can ever learn. We learned a lot about some players — not that they are not good enough — but that there’s a lot of work to be done.”

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South Africa's Quan Horn, center, is tackled by Scotland's Kyle Rowe during the Nations Championship Test rugby match between South Africa and Scotland, in Pretoria, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)