Weekly roundup 2026 · Week 20
AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 20
323 public construction-phase signals tracked this week across the AI infrastructure buildout.
The week of May 11, 2026 recorded 323 verified construction signals across 12 sectors. Data Center led with 177 signals; the most active companies were commonwealth lng, shell, and qts.
Signals this week
323
Sectors
12
By sector
Signals
May 17
Brazil Tops Shell Payments to Governments in 2025
May 17
TECO bets on Penang manufacturing hub to capture Southeast Asia data center opportunities
May 17
Data center reps respond to questions about $8B York County data center at latest community meeting
May 17
Hut 8 signs $9.8 billion lease for AI data center campus in Nueces County
May 17
VoltaGrid raises $1bn from Blackstone and Halliburton to expand power system offering for data centers
May 17
Developer withdraws plan for 160-acre data center in Prince William County, Virginia
May 17
Plan for $1.7bn data center in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, withdrawn by developer
May 17
Electra awards C$25M contract for cobalt refinery construction
May 17
Talica Acquires Sieber Industrial to Expand High-Purity and Mission-Critical Services Platform
May 17
Construction for $2.4 million Tchefuncte Breakwater project begins
May 17
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
May 17
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
May 17
Novartis Begins Construction on Denton, Texas Radioligand Therapy Facility
May 17
Nebius breaks ground on AI data center in Independence amid community opposition
May 17
Vishnu Prakash R Punglia Faces ₹199M Loss After Railway Contract Termination
May 17
Cassville rejects plan to build a massive data center
May 17
Data center reps respond to questions about $8B York County data center at latest community meeting
May 17
Amazon signs first geothermal deal with NV Energy to support data center operations in Reno, Nevada
May 17
VoltaGrid raises $1bn from Blackstone and Halliburton to expand power system offering for data centers
May 17
Plan for $1.7bn data center in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, withdrawn by developer
May 17
Electra awards C$25M contract for cobalt refinery construction
May 17
Talica Acquires Sieber Industrial to Expand High-Purity and Mission-Critical Services Platform
May 17
Construction for $2.4 million Tchefuncte Breakwater project begins
May 17
Commonwealth LNG Finalizes $13 Billion Investment Decision for Louisiana Export Facility
May 17
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
May 17
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
May 17
Novartis Begins Construction on Denton, Texas Radioligand Therapy Facility
May 17
Nebius breaks ground on AI data center in Independence amid community opposition
May 17
USS Ford Strike Group Earns Presidential Unit Citation After Historic Cruise
May 16
Construction begins on $82M Gadsden Athletic Center as part of $140M RISE plan
May 16
East Bay BART station to lose 400 parking spaces as housing construction begins
May 16
Caturus Reaches FID on $9.75 Billion Commonwealth LNG Project
May 16
CATURUS ANNOUNCES FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION FOR 9.5 MTPA COMMONWEALTH LNG EXPORT FACILITY IN CAMERON, LA
May 16
Catarus announces FID for Commonwealth LNG
May 16
Commonwealth LNG Approves $13 Billion Louisiana Export Project
May 16
Big Bend border security: $1.7 billion awarded despite 'no wall' in CBP plans
May 16
Big Bend border security: $1.7 billion awarded despite 'no wall' in CBP plans
May 16
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
May 16
$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans
May 16
Stormont Vail breaks ground on $35 million Emporia campus
May 16
Technip Energies receives Full Notice To Proceed on major EPC contract with Commonwealth LNG in the United States
May 16
Nebius Breaks Ground on 1.2 GW AI Factory Campus in Missouri
May 16
Nebius breaks ground on gigawatt-scale AI factory in Missouri
May 16
Construction begins on $82M Gadsden Athletic Center as part of $140M RISE plan
May 16
Construction begins on Rome's waste-to-energy plant: Gualtieri lays the first stone.
May 16
East Bay BART station to lose 400 parking spaces as housing construction begins
May 16
Construction begins on Evergy natural gas plant in Sumner County
May 16
Caturus Reaches FID on $9.75 Billion Commonwealth LNG Project
May 16
US LNG project gets $9.75 billion green light for construction
May 16
CATURUS ANNOUNCES FINAL INVESTMENT DECISION FOR 9.5 MTPA COMMONWEALTH LNG EXPORT FACILITY IN CAMERON, LA
Gated intelligence
The facts are public. The intelligence is behind signup.
- Confidence score on every signal
- "Why it matters" — the BD read on each move
- Timing window & who to call
- Your curated daily brief, filtered to your sectors
- Saved pursuits, company watchlists & alerts
Start your trial →7-day trial · no card required