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- Creating and Sustaining Manufacturing Jobs\u00a0<\/b>by investing more than\u00a0$300 million\u00a0in local communities and facilities in 2025, adding to the nearly\u00a0$2 billion\u00a0invested over the past five years<\/li>\n
- Building the Manufacturing Workforce for the Future\u00a0<\/b>by expanding its best-in-class Technical Excellence Center model beyond its hometown of\u00a0St. Louis, starting with a new regional facility in\u00a0Columbus, OH, and providing access to local trade schools<\/li>\n
- Strengthening Manufacturing Career Opportunities for Veterans<\/b>\u00a0by leading the industry in adoption of a new digital credentialing system to support veterans in pursuing manufacturing careers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
As part of the announcement, Anheuser-Busch debuted a new ad that shows how the company is brewing futures for the 65,000 Americans who help to bring its products to life every day and underscores how the company has been investing in American beers and careers since 1857.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brendan Whitworth, CEO, Anheuser Busch<\/b>\u00a0said: “This new\u00a0$300 million\u00a0investment 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.\u00a0 Investing in our people and in new technologies and capabilities to drive industry and economic growth is core to who we are.”<\/p>\n
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Secretary of Labor<\/b>\u00a0said: “Anheuser-Busch has been a shining example of what ‘Made in America’ means, and their latest investment of\u00a0$300 million\u00a0builds on their longtime commitment to grow our workforce and expand U.S. manufacturing. They are demonstrating exactly what it means to put American workers first, setting a standard for other companies to follow.”\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
Rep.\u00a0Mike Carey\u00a0(R-Ohio)<\/b>\u00a0said: “Anheuser-Busch’s renewed commitment to supporting workers with family-sustaining wages in\u00a0Columbus\u00a0is excellent\u00a0news<\/span>. By investing millions in comprehensive education programs right here in\u00a0Ohio, Anheuser-Busch is creating pathways to success for Ohioans in our communities. I look forward to the continued growth and opportunities these investments will offer families in and around\u00a0Columbus.”<\/p>\n
Continued Investments in American Manufacturing Careers<\/b><\/p>\n
Over the past five years,\u00a0Anheuser-Busch\u00a0has invested nearly\u00a0$2 billion\u00a0in its 100 facilities across the country to enhance operations, advance technology, and meet evolving consumer demand. That commitment continues in 2025, with more than\u00a0$300 million\u00a0in planned investments in its facilities nationwide.<\/p>\n
Expanded Technical Training<\/b><\/p>\n
Anheuser-Busch\u00a0is expanding its best-in-class Technical Excellence Center model \u2013 which has benefited more than 1,200\u00a0Anheuser-Busch\u00a0employees since 2022 \u2013 across the country, starting with the launch of its new Columbus Regional Excellence Center, where it will\u00a0upskill\u00a0its entire regional technical workforce over the next three years.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Anheuser-Busch is expanding access to its\u00a0St. Louis, MO\u00a0and\u00a0Columbus, OH\u00a0Technical 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.<\/p>\n
Strengthening Veteran Career Opportunities<\/b><\/p>\n
Anheuser-Busch\u00a0is partnering with the Manufacturing Institute’s\u00a0Heroes MAKE America<\/i>\u00a0program to become the first American manufacturer to adopt a new digital\u00a0credentialing\u00a0system that translates military experience into skills needed for careers in manufacturing. Additionally, the company will train its workforce on the\u00a0credentialing\u00a0system, ensuring that recruiters understand how the unique\u00a0skillsets\u00a0of service members translate to these manufacturing roles at\u00a0Anheuser-Busch\u00a0and enabling them to apply that knowledge to thousands of applications annually.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers and Chairman of the Board of the Manufacturing Institute<\/b>\u00a0said: “Anheuser-Busch’s\u00a0$300 million\u00a0investment is more than a commitment to manufacturing in America\u2014it’s a commitment to America’s future. By expanding technical training and strengthening our industrial base in\u00a0Columbus, and with their support of the Manufacturing Institute’s Heroes MAKE America initiative, they are opening doors of opportunity for manufacturing workers across this country. This investment will help fuel our economy, lift up communities and secure the promise of manufacturing in America for generations to come.”<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
While investments in these areas are not new for Anheuser-Busch, the\u00a0Brewing Futures<\/i>\u00a0initiatives represents the latest evolution in its longstanding efforts to drive economic prosperity in communities across the country and create opportunity in American manufacturing for generations to come.<\/p>\n
For more information visit\u00a0www.anheuser-busch.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow Anheuser-Busch on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>
About Anheuser-Busch<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
At\u00a0Anheuser-Busch, our purpose is to create a future with more cheers. For more than 165 years, we have delivered a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. 99 percent of the products we sell in the\u00a0U.S\u00a0are made in the\u00a0U.S. with more than\u00a0$700 million\u00a0in high-quality ingredients sourced from American farmers and more than\u00a0$7 billion\u00a0in goods and services purchased from\u00a0U.S. suppliers, and we have invested nearly\u00a0$2 billion\u00a0in our 100 facilities across the country over the past five years. Through these investments, and as a leading American manufacturer and the nation’s top brewer, we drive economic prosperity nationwide through investments in our people, facilities, and communities. We are the only brewer that invests in the\u00a0U.S. at this scale.<\/p>\n
We are home to the nation’s most iconic beer and beyond beer brands, including Michelob ULTRA,\u00a0Busch Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois, and Cutwater, as well as industry-leading regional craft brands. From our longstanding efforts to support American farmers, military, veterans, and first responders, to emergency drinking water donations and responsible drinking programs, we are guided by our commitment to the communities we call home and the 65,000 hard working Americans who bring our beer to life. That’s who we are. For more information, visit\u00a0www.anheuser-busch.com<\/a>\u00a0
- Building the Manufacturing Workforce for the Future\u00a0<\/b>by expanding its best-in-class Technical Excellence Center model beyond its hometown of\u00a0St. Louis, starting with a new regional facility in\u00a0Columbus, OH, and providing access to local trade schools<\/li>\n
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