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Columbia, TN

MARQUEE PROJECT — Ultium Cells (Spring Hill, Maury County). The single biggest development reshaping the county is the Ultium Cells LLC battery-cell manufacturing plant, a GM and LG Energy Solution joint venture. It was announced in April 2021 as a $2.3 billion investment, then expanded in December 2022 with an additional $275 million commitment — bringing committed investment to roughly $2.6 billion. The plant is a 2.8-million-square-foot facility, with workforce expected to reach roughly 1,700.

LOCATION NOTE (important for a Columbia/Maury audience). The Ultium plant sits in Spring Hill, which straddles the Maury–Williamson county line; this facility is in the Maury County portion, adjacent to GM's Spring Hill Manufacturing assembly plant. It is among the county's largest single capital investments, though it is north of Columbia proper, not in the city itself.

2026 STATUS — strategic pivot. After slowing EV demand led to a furlough of about 700 workers in January 2026, Ultium announced in March 2026 a reopening with a roughly $70 million retooling investment to produce lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries for energy-storage systems serving grid-scale and AI-data-center demand. Production under the new product line is set to start in the second quarter of 2026, with the roughly 700 furloughed employees returning.

MARQUEE DOWNTOWN-COLUMBIA PROJECT — The Drake. Within Columbia proper, the largest current project is The Drake, a six-story, 293-unit luxury apartment building with ground-floor retail on a 2.78-acre site at Woodland Street and East 7th Street, one block east of the historic public square. Developer: Franklin-based Bristol Development Group. The project broke ground in 2024 and was targeted for completion in early 2026. Reported as the downtown core's first upscale multifamily development. A specific dollar investment was not disclosed in available sourcing.

OTHER NOTABLE PROJECTS (context). Maury Regional Medical Center is undertaking a major expansion/renovation; the former Columbia Mall area is being redeveloped; and city infrastructure investment, including a new wastewater treatment plant, is underway. (Dollar figures and timelines for these secondary projects vary by source and are not fully confirmed here.)

BOTTOM LINE. Measured by capital and economic impact, the Ultium Cells battery plant (~$2.6B, ~1,700 jobs) is the marquee regional development — with the caveat that it sits in the Maury County part of Spring Hill, not Columbia city. For Columbia's own downtown core, The Drake (293 units) is the headline project.