AI Buildout Roundup — 2026 · Week 26

Loconi Intermodal starts construction of new terminal in Poland

Oracle Suit in Wisconsin Tests States’ AI Credit Rules

Amazon workers testify against data centers, claim they faced backlash at work

Nexus DC files to develop data center in Dallas, Texas

Qualcomm, OpenAI, IBM target AI infrastructure efficiency

DOE to Offer $17.5 Billion in Supply Chain Loans

Nazareth Solar Project Breaks Ground in Texas

Goochland to weigh 900-megawatt data center campus under new tech zone

How GE Vernova builds the turbines powering the AI data center boom

Meta Platforms' $800M data center nears completion in Jeffersonville - Louisville Business First

Jacobs wins role on $1.7B New York public health lab

Nazareth Solar Project Breaks Ground in Texas

Chevron eyes more deals to power US data centers

City Breaks Ground on $19.3 Million Design-Build Project That Will Construct Five New Public Restrooms

Romania's Electrica awards EPC contract for 62.5-MWp solar project

Microsoft breaks ground on San Jose data center campus to support AI demand

HITT Contracting Breaks Ground on Microsoft Alviso Data Center

Chevron eyes more deals to power US data centers

Oxnard officials break ground on $23.1 million Campus Park

City Breaks Ground on $19.3 Million Design-Build Project That Will Construct Five New Public Restrooms

Romania's Electrica awards EPC contract for 62.5-MWp solar project

Microsoft breaks ground on San Jose data center campus to support AI demand

HITT Contracting Breaks Ground on Microsoft Alviso Data Center

Enlight’s Clēnera secures $2.6bn debt financing for CO Bar Complex

Local Groups & Sierra Club Challenge Permit for Pipeline that Would Feed CP2 LNG Export Facility

Jabil Invests $102 Million in North Carolina Plastics Facility

IHA: Global pumped storage tops 200 GW after record year for new capacity

Dervati announced as parent company of PS Seasoning, Pro Smoker at groundbreaking

ABB to acquire Høglund to expand marine automation offering

WEG signs agreement to supply 600 electric motors for Thacker Pass

Coast Guard Taps Commercial Supply Vessel to Keep Cutters on Station Longer

Electrical guru to data center construction expert

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First Majestic wins permits for Santa Elena expansion

Midship Marine starts construction of new Hy-Line Cruises ferry

Lockheed Martin signs $35B DOD contract to quadruple interceptor production

Lancium Adds Senior Leaders to Accelerate Growth of Power Orchestration Offerings

Crusoe to Build Initial 200MW AI Data Center With Plans to Expand at 1.2 GW Lancium Clean Campus

First Majestic wins permits for Santa Elena expansion in Mexico

i-80 Gold terminates Vox Royalty offtake with $4.8M payment

Crusoe, Blue Owl Capital and Primary Digital Infrastructure Enter $3.4 billion Joint Venture for AI Data Center Development

Crusoe Expands AI Data Center Campus in Abilene to 1.2 Gigawatts

Lancium strikes new deal with A.I. client, bringing potential for big bucks to Abilene

Lancium strikes new deal with A.I. client, bringing potential for big bucks to Abilene

Construction has begun at the Lancium Clean Campus in Abilene, Texas on an additional

Dervati, Parent Company of PS Seasoning and Pro Smoker, Breaks Ground on Wisconsin Campus

Large data center campus planned in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil

Mystery tech firm looks to build ~800-acre data center campus outside Grand Rapids, Michigan

Enlight’s Clēnera secures $2.6bn debt financing for CO Bar Complex

Vantage tops out second building at OpenAI's Lighthouse campus in Wisconsin