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Responding to President Trumps call to boost domestic production and manufacturing in the United States, Anheuser-Busch has announced that it will be investing $300 million in its US operations this year.
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On May 12, Anheuser-Busch, the nation’s #1 brewing company, upped the ante on its longstanding commitment to creating jobs and driving economic prosperity through expanded investment in its breweries, technical skills training, and support for hiring veterans.
Over the past five years, Anheuser-Busch has invested nearly $2 billion in its 100 facilities across the country to enhance operations, advance technology, and meet evolving consumer demand. That commitment continues in 2025, with more than $300 million in planned investments in its facilities nationwide.
“This new $300 million investment in our manufacturing facilities across the U.S. is the latest example of Anheuser-Busch’s commitment to strengthening our local communities by creating and sustaining jobs and driving economic prosperity,” said Brendan Whitworth, CEO, Anheuser Busch. “ Investing in our people and in new technologies and capabilities to drive industry and economic growth is core to who we are.”
As part of the announcement, Anheuser-Busch debuted a new ad that shows how the company is brewing futures for the 65,000 underscoring how the company has been investing in American beers and careers since 1857.
Anheuser-Busch is also building upon its best-in-class Technical Excellence Center model, a program which has benefited more than 1,200 Anheuser-Busch employees since 2022, starting with the launch of its new Columbus Regional Excellence Center, where it will upskill its entire regional technical workforce over the next three years.
Additionally, Anheuser-Busch is expanding access to its St. Louis, MO and Columbus, OH Technical Excellence Centers beyond its workforce. In partnership with the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Institute and with local trade schools, Anheuser-Busch will open the facility’s doors to trade school students and educators to further grow and develop the talent pipeline for manufacturing careers across the country.
And finally Anheuser-Busch is partnering with the Manufacturing Institute’s Heroes MAKE America program to become the first American manufacturer to adopt a new digital credentialing system that translates military experience into skills needed for careers in manufacturing.
Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding history of supporting those who serve, and today, more than 10 percent of the company’s workforce is made up of veterans and active-duty military, with a nearly 100 percent retention rate and nearly 60 percent serving in manufacturing roles.
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