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Operations Online
New facilities expected to begin full-scale production of neuroscience and metabolic drugs.
Selection Results
The Trump administration announces successful visa recipients and begins fee collection.
Submission Deadline
Final day for companies to enter the lottery for the 85,000 available slots.
Construction Start
Groundbreaking expected for the two new advanced manufacturing facilities.
Lottery Registration Opens
Employers begin submitting petitions under the new $100,000 fee structure.
Expansion Announcement
AbbVie unveils $380 million investment for North Chicago API manufacturing.
$100B Pledge
AbbVie commits to $100 billion in U.S. R&D and manufacturing over the next decade.
The Trump administration's overhaul of the H-1B visa program introduces a $100,000 fee for successful sponsors and prioritizes higher-paid, more experienced workers. This shift is expected to significantly disadvantage IT outsourcing firms while potentially freeing up visa slots for Big Tech and finance companies.
AbbVie has committed $380 million to expand its North Chicago manufacturing campus, marking the first major step in a $100 billion decade-long investment pledge. The project aims to localize the production of active pharmaceutical ingredients and is expected to create hundreds of specialized engineering and technical roles by 2029.
The U.S. Department of Education has begun a significant divestment of its core responsibilities, transferring oversight of key programs to the Department of Health and Human Services and the State Department. This move signals a major structural shift in federal workforce development and educational regulation, reflecting a broader administrative push to decentralize education policy.