Multi Billion dollar projects recently announced in the US are listed below by date of announcement newest first to oldest last:
February 6, 2024 Amtrak announces they awarded phase 2 or package ‘B’ of the Frederick Douglas Railroad Tunnel project to a joint venture by Kiewit/J.F. Shea Construction. This project, located in Baltimore Maryland, will be a Construction Manager at-Risk project, valued at over $1 billion. This is the second of 3 phases to be awarded on the roughly $6 billion total planned investment to improve this leg of Amtrak. For more information go to https://media.amtrak.com/2023/09/amtrak-awards-two-important-contracts-for-the-frederick-douglass-tunnel-program/
January 25, 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced they were investing $10 billion and building 2 data center complexes in Madison County Mississippi. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-10-billion-investment-mississippi
August 29, 2023 Google announced their plan to invest $1.7 billion in improving 3 existing datacenters. Google already operates in the central Ohio area. Likely at New Albany, a Columbus OH plant near Scioto Downs and Lancaster Ohio. To learn more https://www.google.com/about/datacenters/locations/new-albany/
June 26, 2023 Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces an estimated $7.8 billion investment by 2030 to expand data center operations in Ohio. Its reported that AWS plans by 2030 to build five new data centers in New Albany Ohio, a northside suburb of Columbus Ohio that also is coincidentally where Intel is building their $20 billion chip factory. Its reported that $1.8 billion will be spent on construction. Construction is expected to begin in 2025. Its further reported that AWS plans to build as many as almost 30 data centers in central Ohio. To learn more https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-continues-to-invest-in-ohio and https://governor.ohio.gov/media/news-and-media/governor-dewine-announces-plans-for-estimated-7.8-billion-investment-by-Amazon
June 13, 2023 Indiana Governor Holcomb announced that a New General Motors and Samsung SDI joint venture planned to invest more than $3 billion in an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing plant located just east of New Carlisle (South Bend) Indiana. The plant is expected to begin operations in 2026. For more information read the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Press Release at https://www.iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2023/06/13/gov.-holcomb-announces-largest-ev-investment-in-state-history-attracting-a-more-than-3b-battery-plant
May 31, 2023 Toyota announced it is investing $2.1 billion in its North Carolina battery manufacturing plant. These batteries will power an all-new, large (three row) SUV to be assembled at its Georgetown Kentucky facilities, starting in 2025. The new battery plant situated near Greensboro North Carolina, is already under construction, and will receive this additional $2.1 billion investment. More information is available on Toyota’s press release: https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-ramps-up-commitment-to-electrification-with-u-s-bev-production-and-additional-battery-plant-investment/
May 3, 2023 Google announced they were building 2 more data centers in the Columbus Ohio area. This will add to the one data center already in New Albany Ohio. These new data centers will be located in Columbus and Lancaster Ohio. These new data centers will be used for artificial intelligence efforts for Gmail, maps and search.
April 18, 2023 Eli Lilly & Co broke ground on a $3.7 billion manufacturing facility in Boone County Indiana. “Representing the largest manufacturing investment at a single location in the company’s history.” According to a press release ( https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-make-record-breaking-investment-indiana-manufacturing ) Lilly’s Chair and CEO Dave Ricks stated “Through these new facilities, Hoosiers will make life-changing medicines that patients around the world need to address serious health challenges, including diabetes and cancer.” He went on to say “We’re investing at record levels in our home state to help our communities and economy thrive and enhance educational opportunities for more students. We look forward to doing our part to make Indiana an even better place to work and live, while fostering cutting-edge innovation in our state.” Located Boone County Indiana in the LEAP Innovation and Research District, near Lebanon Indiana and in between Indianapolis and Purdue University. Originally announced in May 2022, this project has grown from $2.1 billion to $3.7 billion with this latest announcement.
March 24, 2023 LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced it will invest almost $5.5 billion to construct an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in Queen Creek Arizona. Batteries are planned to start shipping in 2025 and 2026. For more information read the LGES press release: https://news.lgensol.com/company-news/press-releases/1613/
March 21, 2023 Indiana Governor Holcomb and ENTEK announced ENTEK’s plan to invest $1.5 billion to locate an electric vehicle (EV) battery component manufacturing facility in Terre Haute Indiana. ENTEK (an international company) is headquartered in Oregon and plans to use 350 acres of land in Vigo County (Terre Haute) to construct 1.4 million sf of facilities to manufacture battery separators to be used by lithium-ion battery manufacturers. Clayco is the General Contractor on this project and is already self-performing the concrete work. For interested subcontractors go to https://claycorp.com/contact-us/subcontractor-pre-qual . And for more information refer to Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) press release: https://www.iedc.in.gov/events/news/details/2023/03/21/battery-component-manufacturer-plans-1.5b-investment-in-indiana-to-power-growing-domestic-electric-vehicle-energy-storage-demand
December 22, 2022 West Virginia Governor Justice announced Form Energy will, in partnership with West Virginia, build its first iron-air battery manufacturing plant in Weirton West Virginia. Total investment is expected to be about $760 million. Not a billion dollars, but a large, important project in the EV belt. These batteries offer a way to store electricity for 100 hours and should help to improve the US electric grids reliability. Construction should start early in 2023 and hopes to start producing and shipping iron-air battery systems in 2024. For more information https://formenergy.com/west-virginia-governor-jim-justice-announces-form-energy-will-site-first-american-battery-manufacturing-plant-in-weirton-creating-hundreds-of-jobs/
December 14, 2022 Redwood Materials (a battery recycler) announced their plan to spend about $3.5 billion on a new battery materials facility, located at Camp Hall in Berkley County near the Port of Charleston, South Carolina at what they will call their next Battery Materials Campus. This facility is expected to supply a network of electric vehicle (EV) battery plants stretching from Michigan to Georgia. They hope to break ground on the facility early in 2023. This facility will recycle, refine and manufacture anode and cathode components; that are currently only sourced outside of North America. For more information https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/news/announcing-redwood-south-carolina/
December 12, 2022 Competitive Power Ventures announced they identified where they will build their $3 billion carbon capture power generation plant in Doddridge County West Virginia. The facility is to be named “CPV Shay Energy Center”. The facility will include an 1,800 MW combined cycle natural gas power plant and will incorporate carbon capture technology. The County and Board of Education have approved a payment in lieu of taxes or “PILOT” agreement, which allows the project to seek permitting and regulatory approvals. For more information https://www.cpv.com/2022/12/12/cpv-selects-doddridge-county-for-location-of-3-billion-carbon-capture-project-in-west-virginia/
December 7, 2022 OCI N.V. announced they broke ground on a 1.1 million ton per year (mtpa) blue ammonia site in Beaumont Texas. Total investment in this facility is expected be less than $1 billion and could capture and sequester up to 1.7 mtpa of CO2. Production should start in 2025. For more information https://www.oci.nl/news/2022-oci-nv-breaks-ground-on-11-mtpa-blue-ammonia-site-in-texas-usa/
December 5, 2022 Ford Motor Company in a Joint Venture with South Korean company ‘SK On’ announced they were investing $5.8 billion and building 2 battery manufacturing plants in Glendale (Hardin County) Kentucky. The Joint Venture (JV) is named ‘BlueOval SK’ and the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries should begin by the end of 2025. In addition, ‘BlueOval SK’ Battery Park will train new workers in necessary skills at a new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) Training Center, that will also be located at the BlueOval SK Battery Park. As of December 5th 2022 Ford reports (https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2022/12/05/ford–sk-on-make-significant-construction-progress-at-blueoval-s.html) that 4.3 million cubic yards of soil have been moved, 283,000 tons of stone have been placed, 66,000 cubic yards of concrete have been poured, 3,300 tons of rebar have been tied, foundations have been laid and 7,900 tons of structural steel have been erected. Barton Malow is the General Contractor, along with Gray Construction (Lexington KY) if you are interested in bidding for some of this work their website is https://www.bartonmalow.com/subcontractors/ . Walbridge Construction is the lead construction contractor on the Blue Oval project in Stanton Kentucky. To view awarded contracts and future bid packages https://walbridgeblueoval.com/blueovalcity/ And for the ‘BlueOval SK’ Battery Park Project Inquiries click the following hyperlink (https://eifky.org/blueoval-sk-battery-park/) and (https://eifky.org/blueoval-sk-battery-park/blueovalsk-project-inquiry/). Also try Elizabethtown Hardin County Industrial Foundation home page https://eifky.org/ and for news of the project https://www.blueovalsk.com/community . This project was originally announced in September 27, 2021 and April 2022.
December 2, 2022 GM and LG Energy solutions announced they were investing an additional $275 million to expand their battery manufacturing capacity in Spring Hill (Maury County) TN. For more information https://www.ultiumcell.com/newsroom/News/2022/12/02/Ultium-Cells-LLC-Announces-Plans-to-Produce-More-Battery-Cells-Faster April 16, 2021 GM and LG Energy Solutions announced they were investing $2.3 billion to build an Electric Vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Spring Hill (Maury County) Tennessee. This plant will provide batteries for Cadillac’s Lyriq vehicles and other GM Ultium platform electric vehicle models. Battery production is expected to begin late in 2023.
November 30, 2022 Texas DOT (TxDOT) broke ground on a $1.6 billion Fort Worth (Tarrant County) Texas interstate project. Called the Southeast Connector, this project will widen I-20 to 10 lanes from I-820 to US 287 and widen I-820 to 8 lanes. Construction will start early 2023 and should be finished by 2027. The goal is to reduce congestion on one of the most congested locations in Texas. The project will add travel lanes and improve interchanges to ease congestion. For more information https://www.txdot.gov/projects/projects-studies/fort-worth/southeast-connector.html
November 28, 2022 Intel Corporation announced Bechtel Corporation was awarded phase 1 of the $20 billion New Albany Ohio, Silicon Chip Fab plant construction project. For more information read Bechtel News Releases https://www.bechtel.com/newsroom/press-releases/ January 21, 2022 Intel Corporation announced they would build a $20 billion Silicon Chip Fab plant, located in the city of New Albany Ohio (north side of Columbus Ohio) in Jersey Township, Licking County. Jersey Township Ohio Bid Notices http://jerseytownship.us/index.php/intel. For New Albany, Ohio – (RFQs & RFPs) Requests for Qualifications and Proposals and lots of other information click the following hyperlink https://newalbanyohio.org/answers/new-albany-silicon-heartland/
November 24, 2022 Hyundai announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion ($926 million) in Bryan County Georgia to build a new manufacturing plant producing EV’s and EV powertrains. Construction should start early in 2023 with production at the facility scheduled to begin in 2025. This plant is expected to produce 900,000 EV Power systems and 450,000 integrated charging control units. The Hyundai Mobis plant is located in Belfast Commerce Park in Richmond Hill Georgia. For more information https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-11-23/gov-kemp-second-global-automotive-supplier-hyundai-metaplant-create-1500
November 22, 2022 LG Chem announced they were investing $3.2 billion to develop an EV (electric vehicle) battery cathode materials plant on 422 acres in Clarksville (Montgomery County) Tennessee. Construction should start early in 2023 with production expected to begin late in 2025. It is reported that the factory will produce 120,000 tons of advanced NCMA cathode materials containing Nickel, cobalt, manganese and aluminum annually for next generation electric vehicle (EV) batteries when it reaches full production in 2027. For more information https://www.lgchem.com/company/information-center/press-release/news-detail-9157?lang=en_GLOBAL
November 21, 2022 Amtrak announced they are moving forward with replacing a 116 year old railroad bridge over the Susquehanna River with 2 railroad bridges. The total cost for this project is projected to be about $1.5 billion. Early in 2023 Amtrak plans to advertise for bids from interested contractors to bid as Construction Managers at Risk to construct 2 railroad bridges. Later a second bid will be published seeking bids on a design-bid-build project for other aspects of this project. Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Maryland DOT – Maryland Transit Authority plan to award both contracts in 2023. Interested firms are invited to attend Industry Date in December 2022 to learn about the project. Contractors should monitor Amtrak’s Procurement Portal (here) for further information. For more information https://media.amtrak.com/2022/11/amtrak-advances-susquehanna-river-rail-bridge-project/
November 21, 2022 Bally’s Corporation (BALY) announced they are purchasing (in a sale-leaseback deal that helped them raise a reported $500 million) the Freedom Center situated on 30 acres in the River West area of Chicago, and will locate their casino project there. Currently Bally’s is planning to open the casino in 2026, with a temporary casino opening much sooner at a different location. May 26, 2022 Chicago City Council approves Bally Casino’s plans for construction of an estimated $1.74 billion casino in Chicago. Included in this project are a 500 room multistory hotel, six restaurants, a 3,000 seat theater, an extension of the Riverwalk and pedestrian bridge, an outdoor park and of course gambling slots and tables. For more information https://www.ballys.com/news/
November 16, 2022 Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy announced they are investing $8.5 billion to build an integrated polymers facility in Orange, Texas. Their joint venture is named “Golden Triangle Polymers Company LLC” (51% Chevron, 49% QatarEnergy). Construction will start almost immediately, with Chevron managing the overall engineering, procurement and operation of the facility, which is expected to be operational by 2026. A number of contractors and engineering firms have been selected for this project, including W.T. Byler Co., LLC for heavy civil work, BMZ Third Coast Partners a Joint Venture of Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company and Zachry Industrial for utilities and infrastructure, JKJV a Joint Venture of JGC America, Inc. and Kiewit Energy Group, Inc. and there are several other firms awarded various aspects of this project. The facility is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% as compared to similar facilities. For more information https://www.cpchem.com/media-events/news/news-release/chevron-phillips-chemical-and-qatarenergy-construct-integrated and https://www.qatarenergy.qa/en/MediaCenter/Pages/newsdetails.aspx?ItemId=3736 and https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/power-city/chevron-phillips-picks-orange-county-for-85b-plant-expansion/502-c9abc9d5-1454-4a75-a268-0645a62fa4be
November 16, 2022 Roper St. Francis Healthcare announced plans to invest about $1 billion in constructing a new medical campus in North Charleston SC. The campus will include a full service hospital, a medical office building and lots of outpatient and specialty care for patients. The facility will be located at the site of the former North Charleston City Hall, on 27 acres near Interstate 26 and Interstate 526 allowing for easier patient access. Groundbreaking should occur within 2 years. For more information https://www.rsfh.com/News/NewRoperHospitalMedicalCampustobeparadigmforprovidinghealthcare?&id=1581
November 15, 2022 the Kansas City Royals owner John Sherman announced the team is planning to build a new $2 billion stadium. An exact location in Kansas City has not been finalized. For more information https://abc17news.com/sports/2022/11/15/royals-plan-for-a-new-2-billion-stadium-and-entertainment-district/
November 15, 2022 Olympia Development of Michigan (https://www.olympiadevelopmentmi.com/ ) and Related Companies (https://www.related.com/our-company ) announced plans to invest $1.5 billion in a mixed use development that will include hotels, retail, housing and offices in Detroit Michigan. Community meetings are the next step in the process. For more information https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/11/15/district-detroit-1-5b-development-to-include-housing-retail-hotels/69649853007/
November 14, 2022 Contractors attended a meeting to learn more about the scope, schedule and bidding process for the new Buffalo Bills stadium from GC Gilbane Building Company and Turner Construction Company and the 34 Group owned by Thurman and Patti Thomas who are spearheading the project. For more information on bidding on parts of this project https://www.buffalobillsnewstadium.com/ On March 28, 2022 The Buffalo Bills announced they have an agreement with New York state and Erie County for a 30-year lease on a new $1.4 billion stadium to be build in Orchard Park NY adjacent to their current stadium, which will be torn down at a future date. The official groundbreaking is tentatively scheduled for the spring of 2023 and it should be completed by the fall of 2026. The Bills have committed to providing $500 million, New York state will commit $600 million with Erie County committing $250 million. For more information https://www.nfl.com/news/bills-announce-30-year-deal-for-new-1-4-billion-stadium-in-orchard-park and https://www.buffalobills.com/news/stadium-news
November 11, 2022 Georgia Governor Kemp announced Freyr Battery (https://www.freyrbattery.com/ ), is planning to invest about $1.6 billion in a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in Newnan, Georgia (Coweta County). They are calling this project “Giga America” and the first phase will be $1.7 billion. The company plans to start engineering work on this project in a few months. Georgia provided financial incentives to attract the development of this project. For more information https://theconstructionbroadsheet.com/georgia-announces-almost-b-of-new-manufacturing-projects-p1122-174.htm
November 10, 2022 Microsoft Corporation (https://news.microsoft.com/ ) announced they were investing $1 billion in the development of 4 data centers over the next 10 years in Catawaba County North Carolina. Conover NC will be where one of the data centers will be located. Another 2 data centers will be located in Hickory NC and the 4th data center will be located in Maiden NC. A firm construction start date has not been announced yet. For more information https://theconstructionbroadsheet.com/microsoft-investing-b-in-north-carolina-data-centers-p1120-174.htm
November 3, 2022 New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) (https://www.nj.gov/bpu/newsroom/index.shtml ) announced the award of an estimated $723 million to Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) for the construction of electric power transmission infrastructure for the connections from New Jersey’s offshore wind farms to the power grid. The total project cost is estimated to be $1.07 billion, including the necessary onshore electric grid upgrades. The project will connect DC generated electricity from offshore wind mills to Monmouth County NJ where the DC power will be converted to AC power that will then flow into the electric grid. Construction should begin in 2025 and wrap up by 2030. On October 26, 2022 the Larrabee Tri-Collector Solution (LTCS) offshore wind transmission project was selected by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development (MAOD) and JCP&L. The BPU Board decided a successful bidder for New Jersey’s third offshore wind generation solicitation will be required to prebuild a single corridor from the shore crossing to the LTCS to minimize environmental impact, community disruption and permitting risks. For more information https://www.nj.gov/bpu/newsroom/2022/approved/20221026.html and https://dailyenergyinsider.com/news/37335-new-jersey-bpu-awards-offshore-wind-transmission-project-to-jersey-central-power-and-light/
November 3, 2022 Clean Energy Future (CEF) announced, after being granted a time extension, they just secured funding and hope to begin construction before the end of 2022 of a $1.2 billion natural gas fired power plant, in Lordstown OH. The facility, the second on in Lordstown will be located beside their existing facility at Henn Parkway and SR 45. For more information https://www.wfmj.com/story/47624315/lordstown-energy-center-receives-dollar12-billion-in-funding-to-build-second-plant
October 31, 2022 Panasonic Holdings Corp announced it will start building the battery plant in November 2022 and expects production to begin by March 2025. For more information https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/panasonic-q2-profit-falls-11-2022-10-31/ July 13, 2022 Panasonic announced a 2 to 4 billion dollar electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant to be built in De Soto Kansas, pending approval by Panasonic’s Board of Directors. This will be one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the United States. Panasonic is the primary battery supplier for Tesla automobiles. https://www.kansascommerce.gov/2022/07/kansas-lands-4b-4000-job-panasonic-energy-electric-vehicle-battery-plant/
October 31, 2022 Clean Hydrogen Works proposed building a $7.5 billion energy plant in Donaldsonville (Ascension Parish) Louisiana. The project would produce and export “blue ammonia” (a low-carbon chemical compound derived from nitrogen and hydrogen, that can be used as a clean energy feedstock. For more information https://www.wbrz.com/news/proposed-7-5-billion-plant-could-bring-hundreds-of-new-jobs-to-ascension-parish/
October 27, 2022 the Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) leadership reported on progress in getting approvals to build the $1.5 billion Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Port NOLA wants the port to be located in Violet Louisiana to service larger container vessels. Port NOLA announced massive investments will be made is sustainability, including shore power that will allow vessels to connect to onshore electricity and turn off diesel engines, and invest in electric fleet of equipment. There is still a lot of work to do, including a feasibility study on the corridor. For more information https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/details-of-new-st-bernard-terminal-in-louisiana-unveiled-by-port-nola-officials/58526
October 26, 2022 Maine Public Utilities Commission approved 2 energy projects to generate electricity through wind power and then transmit that electricity to the regional power grid, estimated project cost is $1.8 billion over a 30 year time frame. For more information https://apnews.com/article/business-maine-wind-power-climate-and-environment-09b91bf8f622deecf2784f7ecb32db09
October 26, 2022 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport announced plans to invest $4.6 billion from 2022 through 2027 in various improvement projects. Bidding opportunities https://www.portseattle.org/business/bid-opportunities
October 21, 2022 the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Tennessee Mayor announced plans to build a $.1 billion stadium. It will be an enclosed stadium. Funding is still being finalized. If all goes well, construction could begin as soon as late 2023. For more information https://www.tennesseetitans.com/new-stadium/info
October 20, 2022 Sempra Infrastructure announced an amended contract with Bechtel and Port Arthur LNG, restating the fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract, at about $10.5 billion for the proposed Phase 1 liquefaction project being developed in Jefferson County Texas. The final green light for this project is expected to occur sometime in 2023. Sempra Infrastructure states the “Development of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Port Arthur LNG project is contingent upon completing the required commercial agreements, securing all necessary permits, obtaining financing, and reaching an affirmative final investment decision, among other factors.” For more information https://www.sempra.com/sempra-infrastructure-announces-final-epc-contract-bechtel-port-arthur-lng
October 11, 2022 Honda Motor Co. and LG Energy Solutions announced they are investing $3.5 billion to build a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facility in Fayette County Ohio. EV batteries at this plant will be used in Honda and Acura vehicles beginning in 2026. Construction of this facility will begin early in 2023 and is expected to begin fabricating EV batteries by the end of 2024. A Joint Venture of Turner Construction Co. and Yates Construction and Kokosing Industrial have been awarded the construction contract. As of November 2022 site work has started, with construction to start in 2023. For more information https://theconstructionbroadsheet.com/turneryateskokosing-jv-to-build-b-honda-ev-battery-plant-p1126-174.htm
October 7, 2022 Novelis broke ground on a $2.5 billion aluminum mill in Bay Minette, Baldwin County, Alabama (about 35 miles north of Mobile). When up and running in 2025 the mill is expected to produce 600,000 tons of finished aluminum products, including beverage containers. Earthwork and excavation at the 3,000 acre jobsite started in September/October 2022. Project was announced on May 12, 2022. It will be powered by renewable energy, use recycled water and be a zero waste plant. For more information https://investors.novelis.com/2022-10-07-Novelis-Breaks-Ground-on-2-5-Billion-Aluminum-Recycling-Rolling-Plant or https://www.al.com/news/2022/10/25-billion-alabama-aluminum-plant-123-million-in-county-incentives-5-million-from-bay-minette.html
October 5, 2022 Cheniere Energy, Inc. formally announced an $8 billion expansion of an LNG (liquified natural gas) export facility in Corpus Christi Texas. Work on the site is already underway. The expansion facility is expected to begin operating in 2025. For more information https://www.cheniere.com/where-we-work/ccl
October 5, 2022 ONE (Our Next Energy, Inc.) announced plans to invest $1.6 billion in an electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing plant, to be located in Van Buren Township, Michigan (about 10 miles west of Detroit International Airport). Production should start in 2024. For more information https://one.ai/news/onecircle
October 4, 2022 Micron Technology, Inc. announced plans to build a large semiconductor fabrication plant in Clay, (Onondaga County) New York. Initially Micron plans to spend or invest $20 billion over 10 years, and up to $100 billion over the next 20 or more years. Site preparation work will start in 2023, with facility construction to start in 2024. The new fab plant will build DRAM memory chips. For more information https://www.micron.com/ny and https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-historic-investment-100-billion-build-megafab
September 9, 2022 Wolfspeed Inc. announced its decision to build a $5 billion manufacturing plant in Chatham County North Carolina, near its existing Durham Materials factory. Phase 1 should be completed in 2024 and will cost approximately $1.3 billion. The plant will produce 200 mm silicon carbide wafers and will be used to supply Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab, which opened earlier this year as the world’s first, largest and only fully automated 200 mm Silicon Carbide fabrication facility. For more information: https://www.wolfspeed.com/company/news-events/news/wolfspeed-selects-north-carolina-for-worlds-largest-silicon-carbide-materials-facility/
September 1, 2022 Micron Technology, Inc. announced plans to invest approximately $15 billion through the end of the decade to construct a new fab for leading-edge memory manufacturing in Boise Idaho.” “This is the first of Micron’s multiple planned U.S. investments following the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, and represents the largest private investment ever made in Idaho. Co-locating the new manufacturing fab with Micron’s R&D center at the company’s headquarters will enhance operational efficiency, accelerate technology deployment and improve time to market.” For more information https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-invest-15-billion-new-idaho-fab-bringing-leading-edge
August 30, 2022 Texas Governor Greg Abbott “announced the adoption of the 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), advancing a record $85 billion, 10-year statewide roadway construction plan.” “The UTP funds will coincide with an additional $32 billion over the life of the program for routine maintenance contracts and project development, such as planning, professional engineering, and right-of-way acquisition for more than 7,000 transportation projects and a total investment of $117 billion statewide.” https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/statewide/85-billion-10year-transportation-plan.html “More information on the UTP projects is available at txdot.gov/projects/planning/utp.html ”
August 9, 2022 Micron Technology, Inc. “announced its plans to invest $40 billion through the end of the decade to build leading-edge memory manufacturing in multiple phases in the U.S. With the anticipated grants and credits made possible by the CHIPS and Science Act, this investment will enable the world’s most advanced memory manufacturing in America. Micron expects to begin production in the second half of the decade, ramping up overall supply in line with industry demand trends.” https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-announces-40-billion-investment-leading-edge-memory
August 5, 2022 Dominion Energy announced a clean-energy investment of approximately $9.8 billion, for a 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project when Dominion received approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission for the project to be constructed 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach, a major milestone in the development of this project the largest project of its kind in the United States, CVOW is good for energy diversity, the environment and Virginia’s economy. CVOW’s schedule calls for construction to be complete in 2026, when it can generate enough clean energy to power up to 660,000 homes. The final order from the SCC affirms that CVOW meets all Virginia statutory requirements for rider cost recovery and the issuance of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the onshore infrastructure. The order also includes a performance requirement, but does not outline the details surrounding that requirement. Offshore wind’s economic development and jobs benefits are transformative for Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth, including diverse communities. CVOW could create hundreds of direct and indirect jobs during construction and more than a thousand during operations, while attracting companies to make investments to make Virginia a hub for offshore wind. As part of its order, the SCC granted approval for approximately 17 miles of new transmission lines and other onshore infrastructure needed to deliver the clean, renewable energy offshore to homes and businesses across Virginia. For more information https://news.dominionenergy.com/2022-08-5-Dominion-Energy-Receives-Approval-from-Virginia-State-Corporation-Commission-for-Coastal-Virginia-Offshore-Wind-Project
August 1, 2022 Ascend Elements announced plans to invest up to $1 billion in Southwest Kentucky on an Electric Vehicle (EV) battery materials manufacturing facility, located in Hopkinsville KY. The first phase will be investing $310 million and up to $ 1 billion over several possible phases. Groundbreaking is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of 2022 and will be known as Apex 1. It will feature onsite chemical recycling capabilities and a wastewater treatment plant. For more information https://ascendelements.com/ascend-elements-apex1/
July 21, 2022 The Philadelphia 76ers announced plans to build a new arena in center city Philadelphia in the Fashion District. The new development will be privately funded and will be called ’76 Place’. Construction on the $1.3 billion dollar arena project is planned to start in 2028 with the arena opening for basketball in 2031. Newly created ’76 Devcorp’ will be the development company for this project. For more information and upcoming bid opportunities go to https://76place.com/
July 20, 2022 SkyWater Technology “announced plans to build a $1.8 billion U.S. Semiconductor R&D and production facility in partnership with Indiana and Purdue University through a dynamic public-private partnership to pursue CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act Funding.” “The Indiana facility, to be located on the Purdue Campus (in West Lafayette, Indiana) in the Discovery Park District and will provide access to SkyWater’s development services, volume production and heterogeneous integration solutions the company currently offers in its Minnesota and Florida facilities.” For more information https://www.skywatertechnology.com/skywater-plans-to-build-advanced-1-8b-semiconductor-manufacturing-facility-in-partnership-with-the-state-of-indiana-and-purdue-university/
July 14, 2022 VinFast a Vietnam headquartered auto manufacturer announced a 4 billion dollar electric vehicle (EV) automobile and battery manufacturing plant, to be located at Triangle Innovation Point in Chatham County, North Carolina. Incentives to locate the factory in North Carolina were provided by North Carolina, the City of Sanford, Chatham County and the Golden Leaf Foundation. VinFast plans to start site prep, leveling and grading work in July 2022, with completion scheduled for 2024. They plan to produce 150,000 to 200,000 vehicles a year. https://vinfastauto.us/newsroom/press-release/vinfast-receives-12-billion-in-incentives-for-us-manufacturing-hub-in-north
July 7, 2022 the FAA announced the US Airport Terminal Upgrade program with a list of 85 airport terminals to be upgraded with almost a billion dollars in projects identified, by airport https://uspublicworks.com/airport-terminal-program-2022/
June 30, 2022 NASA awarded a $1.8 billion to $3.9 billion JSC Engineering, Technology and Science (JETS) II contract to Jacobs Technology, Inc. to provide engineering and scientific products, technical services and related services for the agency’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, other NASA centers and government agencies. The cost plus award fee has a potential base value of $1.8 billion dollars with the potential to increase to $3.9 billion dollars. https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-engineering-technology-science-contract
June 13, 2022 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces $6.5 billion in New Funding available for Water Infrastructure Projects. This year’s funding will support $13 billion in water infrastructure while creating more than 40,000 jobs. By prioritizing investment in underserved communities, EPA is considering prospective WIFIA borrowers consistent with the goals of President Biden’s Justice40 initiative. This initiative intends to ensure that federal agencies deliver at least 40% of benefits from certain investments, including water and wastewater infrastructure, to underserved communities. To make WIFIA funding more adaptive to ongoing community needs, EPA is changing the way it accepts letters of interest from prospective borrowers. Letters of interest may be submitted by prospective borrowers and received by EPA at any time on or after September 6, 2022. The submission period will close when all available funds are committed to prospective borrowers. A rolling selection process allows EPA to provide year-round access to WIFIA funding, quicker selection decisions to prospective borrowers, and technical assistance to prospective borrowers. Since letters of interest will be evaluated when they are received, EPA encourages submissions at the beginning of the availability period. To date, EPA has closed 88 WIFIA loans that are providing over $15 billion in credit assistance to help finance nearly $33 billion for water infrastructure while creating nearly 100,000 jobs and saving ratepayers over $5 billion. For more information about WIFIA and this funding announcement, visit: https://www.epa.gov/wifia. For more information https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-65-billion-new-funding-available-water-infrastructure-projects
June 2, 2022 Ford Motor Company “announced $3.7 billion of investments in manufacturing facilities across Ohio, Michigan and Missouri, the new UAW-Ford manufacturing jobs are expected to result in the creation of an estimated 74,000 additional indirect non-Ford jobs nationally, based on a 2020 study by BCG on the economic impact of F-Series production.” “The $3.7 billion investment and more than 6,200 new union jobs announced today spans three states and includes: – Michigan: $2 billion investment and 3,200 union jobs including the creation of nearly 2,000 jobs throughout three assembly plants in Michigan to increase production of the all-new F-150 Lightning electric truck to 150,000 per year at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, produce an all-new Ranger pickup at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne and an all-new Mustang coupe at Flat Rock Assembly Plant. The investment also includes $35 million to build an all-new Ford Customer Service Division packaging facility in Monroe that will create more than 600 union jobs, with operations expected to begin in 2024 to help accelerate parts shipments for Ford customers. – Ohio: $1.5 billion investment and 1,800 union jobs at Ohio Assembly Plant to assemble an all-new EV commercial vehicle starting mid-decade, along with an additional 90 jobs and $100 million investment between Lima Engine and Sharonville Transmission plants. – Missouri: $95 million investment and 1,100 union jobs for a third shift at Kansas City Assembly Plant to increase production of the Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van, and the all-new E-Transit electric van “https://shareholder.ford.com/investors/news/default.aspx For news releases, related materials and high-resolution photos and video, visit www.media.ford.com
May 25, 2022 Eli Lilly and Company announced plans to invest $2.1 billion and expand its manufacturing in Indiana by building two new manufacturing plants at Indiana’s LEAP (Lebanon Innovation and Research District) in Boone County. Located between Indianapolis and Purdue University, just off the I-65 interstate highway. The plants should be producing medicines in 3 to 4 years, with groundbreaking in several months. For more information https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-details/lilly-plans-invest-21-billion-new-manufacturing-sites-indiana
May 22, 2022 Stellantis N.V. and Samsung SDI announced a $2.5 billion dollar battery module manufacturing plant to be located in Kokomo Indiana. They will invest over $2.5 billion to establish an electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in Kokomo Indiana for information on bid opportunities click the following hyperlink https://www.stellantis.com/en/news/press-releases/2022/may/stellantis-and-samsung-announce-battery-plant-in-kokomo and try this link https://greaterkokomo.com/rfp/ and vendor outreach for construction contractors for this project can be found at https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Vendor-opportunities-available-for-Stellantis-Samsung-development.html?soid=1103573721178&aid=uqYxB7-x3WE and for subcontracting opportunities with Yates Construction the GC for this project go to https://www.wgyates.com/industrial/subcontractors-vendors/
May 22, 2022 Hyundai announced a $6.5 billion dollar Hyundai EV Car Assembly Plant and EV battery Manufacturing Plant to be located just south of Savannah Georgia. All information is being hosted on the “Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority” website, if you are interested in bidding for some of the over $5 billion of work, look at Invitations to Bid http://www.savannahjda.com/invitation-to-bid
November 2021 Samsung Corporation announced a $17 billion dollar project Samsung Austin Semiconductor chip fab plant being built in Taylor Texas https://www.ci.taylor.tx.us/ (for city bid notices) which is located in Williamson County Texas https://www.wilco.org/Purchasing (for county Bid Notices). For updates on this Samsung Austin Semiconductor, LLC project go to https://www.ci.taylor.tx.us/1123/Samsung-Austin-Semiconductor-LLC-UPDATES and for more news https://www.samsung.com/us/sas/News/Detail/202111230901001_News_2021FabExpansion
Intel Corporation on September 21, 2021 announced they are spending $20 billion dollars building 2 more silicon chip fab plants in Chandler Arizona, (at Intel Corporations Ocotillo Campus) – plants should be completed by 2024. For Chandler Arizona Request for Bids and Proposals: https://www.chandleraz.gov/business/vendor-services/purchasing/requests-for-bids-and-proposals and for construction bids: https://www.chandleraz.gov/business/vendor-services/capital-projects/construction-bids and for more information from Intel https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/intel-breaks-ground-two-new-leading-edge-chip-factories-arizona.html#gs.6kn7hb