The companies, which work in areas such as aerospace, electronics, clean technology, and food production, will each receive tax credits, which the Governor’s office says will allow them to create jobs that pay an average annual salary of $139,000, above the state average.<\/p>\n
Why It Matters<\/p>\n
The investment marks a significant attempt by California to boost job creation and strengthen key industries such as clean technology and aerospace.<\/p>\n
It also reflects California\u2019s ongoing efforts to retain and expand businesses amid concerns about the state\u2019s business climate.<\/p>\n
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What To Know<\/p>\n
The latest round of credits will support projects across several regions, according to the Governor’s office.<\/p>\n
Atomic Machines plans to expand its micro-electromechanical systems operations in Santa Clara, Emeryville and the East Bay, while Bright Machines is growing its data-center infrastructure manufacturing line in Fremont. Hadrian Automation will scale up its aerospace component manufacturing in Torrance and Northern California, and True Anomaly is building out its satellite manufacturing capacity in Long Beach.<\/p>\n
State officials framed the investments as central to the California Jobs First Economic Blueprint, an initiative Newsom unveiled earlier this year to strengthen regional economies. Manufacturing produced more than $400 billion in output in California last year and employs over 1.2 million workers, according to the Governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
But it comes as California has recently had one of the worst unemployment rates in the country. In August 2025, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in California was 5.5 percent, the highest of any U.S. state at that time.<\/p>\n
State officials blame President\u00a0Donald Trump<\/a>\u00a0for increasing unemployment. <\/p>\n “Donald Trump turned a booming national economy into to a stagnant one in record time. He knows this, which is why he\u00a0fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics<\/a>. Trump can try to hide the numbers, but American families are feeling the impacts of his failure,” Tara Gallegos, a spokesperson for California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office, told\u00a0Newsweek in August.<\/a><\/p>\n She added: “California is clear eyed about how Trump’s failed policies are impacting the job market in California and nationally. His war on affordability and small businesses through his chaotic tariff schemes and his job- and economy-killing immigration raids are having real impacts. We will continue to fight back against Trump’s incompetence, so that California can maintain its position as the 4th largest economy in the world<\/a>, and protect our families from Trump’s failed Presidency.”<\/p>\n