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AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 22

222 public construction-phase signals tracked this week across the AI infrastructure buildout.

The week of May 25, 2026 recorded 222 verified construction signals across 12 sectors. Data Center led with 84 signals; the most active companies were bechtel, amazon, and aws.

Signals this week
222
Sectors
12
By sector
Signals
May 31
Piping Technology & Products Breaks Ground on Major Houston Campus Expansion
Construction Startnatlawreview.com
May 31
Amazon Web Services Plans Calvert Technology Center Data Hub
Announcement· amazonrswebsols.com
May 31
Calvert County Receives AWS Data Center Site Plan
Announcement· awssouthernmarylandchronicle.com
May 31
Van Wert announces agreement for $10B data center development
Expansion· qtstoledoblade.com
May 31
$1.1B contract brings California-based investor to metro data center scene
Announcementbizjournals.com
May 31
Dangerous gases and ice age fossils: Inside LA’s $2.4B, 10-year D Line subway extension
Announcement· skanskaconstructiondive.com
May 31
DigitalBridge to acquire energy investor ArcLight Capital for $1bn
Announcementdatacenterdynamics.com
May 31
Sabey backs out of proposal to build data center in Butte, Montana
Announcement· sabeydatacenterdynamics.com
May 31
Data center dollars seen as fix for a town’s infrastructure woes
Announcementwacobridge.org
May 31
Construction begins on Evergy natural gas plant in Sumner County
Construction Start· evergyaol.com
May 31
Prime Data Centers Breaks Ground on Three Buildings in Phoenix
Construction Startnews.constructconnect.com
May 31
Governor Hochul Announces Construction Starting at $147 Million Affordable Development in Poughkeepsie
Expansionhcr.ny.gov
May 31
Hyundai Engineering Launches Major Texas Solar Project
Announcementevrimagaci.org
May 31
Piping Technology & Products Breaks Ground on Major Houston Campus Expansion
Announcementnatlawreview.com
May 31
With US$1.2bn, Ascenty prepares 90MW Brazil AI data center
Construction Startbnamericas.com
May 31
Van Wert announces agreement for $10B data center development
Construction Starttoledoblade.com
May 31
Bitcoin miner buys former coal site to develop record northeastern KY data center
Announcementkentucky.com
May 31
Van Wert finalizes deal for $10 billion QTS data center campus
Construction Starthometownstations.com
May 31
$1.1B contract brings California-based investor to metro data center scene
Construction Startbizjournals.com
May 31
Dangerous gases and ice age fossils: Inside LA’s $2.4B, 10-year D Line subway extension
Announcementconstructiondive.com
May 31
Gilbane breaks ground on $450M Philadelphia cancer lab
Announcementconstructiondive.com
May 31
Construction begins on Olympic Plaza transformation project in downtown Calgary
Announcementmsn.com
May 31
Construction begins on 9.13 MW hydrogen fuel cell power project in Gyeongju
Construction Startqcintel.com
May 31
Construction begins on Evergy natural gas plant in Sumner County
Construction Startaol.com
May 31
Marimaca Copper Advances MOD Toward Construction Decision Across Six Parallel Workstreams
Announcementcruxinvestor.com
May 31
385 new Alexandria apartments rising near Metro and major job hubs
Announcementstocktitan.net
May 31
Prime Data Centers Breaks Ground on Three Buildings in Phoenix
Announcementnews.constructconnect.com
May 31
Prime Data Centers breaks ground on three buildings at its 240MW campus in Phoenix, advancing $3b investment
Construction Startirei.com
May 30
Cheniere awards EPC contract to Bechtel for SPL Expansion Phase 1
EPC Award· bechtelnsenergybusiness.com
May 30
Over $55 Million Announced To Expand California Public EV Fast Charging
Announcementcleantechnica.com
May 30
Antora Commissions One of the World’s Largest Energy Storage Projects to Power Industry
Power Agreementnam.org
May 30
The HARTING Technology Group Has Commissioned a New Fuel Cell Plant in Espelkamp.
Commissioningfuelcellsworks.com
May 30
Pulsar Helium acquires 1,360 acres for $2.4M at Topaz project in Minnesota
Announcementmining.com
May 30
ContourGlobal inaugurates Chilean hybrid plant with 231 MW of solar and 200 MW/1.3 GWh BESS
Power Agreementpv-magazine.com
May 30
South Africa’s Eskom starts constructing 75 MW of solar
Announcementpv-magazine.com
May 30
HBCU Going Through Bankruptcy Looks To Sell $200M In Real Estate
Announcementbisnow.com
May 29
Nextpower acquires Prevalon Energy, enters battery energy storage space
Announcementrenewableenergyworld.com
May 29
Hexcel Breaks Ground on Advanced Composites Center at Wichita State
Construction Startplasticstoday.com
May 29
VIDEO: Inkfish and Vard sign EUR 700M research vessel contract
Construction Startmarinelog.com
May 29
Bechtel in charge of EPC scope for Cheniere’s LNG terminal expansion project
Announcement· bechteloffshore-energy.biz
May 29
Bechtel Bags EPC Contract for Sabine Pass LNG Expansion
EPC Award· bechtelrigzone.com
May 29
CBI to Deliver Storage Tanks for Commonwealth LNG
Announcement· commonwealth lngrigzone.com
May 29
Entergy’s gas projects are one-third of MISO’s fast-track interconnection process
Announcement· entergyutilitydive.com
May 29
Ascenty announces $1.2bn investment to deploy 150MW data center capacity across Brazil
Announcementdatacenterdynamics.com
May 29
Finland's Winda Energy plans 100MW data center in Lapland industrial park
Expansiondatacenterdynamics.com
May 29
South Africa port authority moves ahead with LNG terminal development
Expansionsplash247.com
May 29
The Commodities Feed: Ceasefire optimism weighs on energy markets
Announcementhellenicshippingnews.com
May 29
SINTEF selects Power to Hydrogen for green hydrogen supply at Norwegian EU project
Announcementh2bulletin.com
May 29
Nextpower acquires energy storage provider Prevalon Energy
Announcementsolarpowerworldonline.com
May 29
Metso ups mining support with new Service & Training Centre in Mesa, Arizona
Commissioningim-mining.com