Above: Janicki President John Janicki, Katy Janicki and Community Relations Manager Nick Lavacca meet with Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte.
(SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. – April 17, 2026) Janicki Industries, a privately-owned engineering and manufacturing company with locations in Washington and Utah, is evaluating a potential expansion of its facilities to Great Falls, Montana, or the south-central Idaho communities of Twin Falls and Jerome.
For more than 33 years, Janicki has designed and built composite and metallic tooling, parts, prototypes and assembled structures for many industries and is one of the largest privately owned Tier 1 aerospace suppliers in the United States.
Janicki has made significant investments into buildings and equipment that have enabled the company to scale from just over 900 employees in 2022 to nearly 1,900 employees by the end of 2025 with over one million square feet of manufacturing space. Despite this significant expansion, demand for Janicki’s capabilities continues to outpace capacity.
The company has reached a critical point where further growth requires a large-scale geographic expansion. To address this need, Janicki has developed a strategic plan to invest more than $800 million into a new multi-building manufacturing campus with the expectation of building up to 2 million square feet of production space over the next decade.
As part of this process, Janicki evaluated several states before issuing requests for information. Company representatives have visited each community and continue to conduct feasibility studies and land evaluations to identify opportunities and cost challenges.
Based on those responses, the company has identified several communities that could accommodate its needs, including Great Falls, Montana, or the south-central Idaho area communities of Twin Falls and Jerome. Janicki is applying for state and local tax incentives and pursuing infrastructure support to offset site development costs.
“We see great opportunity in these communities; however, the scale of upfront investment required to build a campus of this size means that competitive tax and infrastructure support will be a key factor in where we ultimately build. We are not looking for special treatment, but we are looking to use the available options to maximize our impact,” said Nick Lavacca, community relations manager at Janicki. “As we move forward with applications, our campus layout and building designs need to be fluid and are subject to change at this early stage of identifying the right location.”
Janicki is actively engaged with local and state leaders and met with stakeholders in Idaho and Montana this week as it works toward a final site decision. The company anticipates the new campus will create more than 1,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs within five years and provide long-term economic growth in the community for decades to come.
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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.
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