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Crusoe Raises Additional $11.6B Funding to Advance $15B AI Data Center in Texas
Denver-based Crusoe has secured $11.6 billion in new funding to expand its AI data center campus in Abilene, Texas, bringing total project investment to $15 billion. The 800-acre site will house eight data halls equipped with up to 400,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and...
Google to Build $10 Billion “Project Pyramid” Data Center Campus in Arkansas
Google is planning a $10 billion data center campus in West Memphis, Arkansas, to be developed by Groot LLC, a firm reportedly tied to the tech giant. The city council recently approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) deal worth $10 billion with Groot, supporting...
Acadiana Planning Commission Lands $1.2M Grant for Abandoned Sites Redevelopment
The Acadiana Planning Commission received a $1.2 million federal grant from the EPA to assess and plan the redevelopment of five contaminated sites located outside of Lafayette, Louisiana. Funded by the EPA’s Brownfields Coalition Assessment Grant, the project targets...
Daisy Brand Begins $676 Million Dairy Plant Project in Iowa
Daisy Brand has started construction on its largest expansion yet: a $676 million dairy facility in Boone, Iowa, which will produce sour cream and cottage cheese using milk sourced from 43,000 cows daily. Backed by over $67 million in state and local incentives, the...
Trump Clears U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel $14 Billion Deal, Promises 70,000 Jobs
Donald Trump has approved the merger of U.S. Steel and Japan's Nippon Steel, calling it a “planned partnership” that will create 70,000 jobs and add $14 billion to the U.S. economy. He emphasized that U.S. Steel’s headquarters will stay in Pittsburgh, with major...
New York Invests in 30 Downtown Revitalization Projects Across the Capital Region
Governor Kathy Hochul announced funding for 30 transformational projects across the Capital Region through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward programs. Lake George has been awarded $10 million as a Round 7 winner of the Downtown Revitalization...
Tokyo Electron Secures State $3.08 Million Grant for $30M Training and R&D Center in Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott awarded $3.08 million to Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings through the state's Semiconductor Innovation Fund to support its technical training and research and development (R&D) facility in Southeast Austin. The center is expected to spur a $30...
ISM Forecast: Manufacturing Growth Stalls Under Tariff Pressure
The U.S. manufacturing sector is bracing for a tough year, with revenue growth projected at just 0.1% amid rising costs and ongoing tariff uncertainty, according to a new ISM forecast. The outlook marks a steep decline from December’s 4.2% growth projection and is...
Piramal Pharma Invests $90M to Expand Manufacturing Facilities in Kentucky and Michigan
Piramal Pharma is expanding its U.S. manufacturing footprint with a $90 million investment toward the expansion of its Lexington, Kentucky, and Riverview, Michigan, facilities. The Lexington site will add 24,000 square feet of manufacturing space, a new lab, filling...
Montgomery Awarded $1.27M SEEDS Grant for Industrial Site Acquisition
A $1.27 million SEEDS grant has been awarded by the Alabama Department of Commerce to the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and the Montgomery Industrial Development Board for the acquisition of the 111-acre Del Sol property. Strategically located along U.S. Highway...
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