Wednesday, October 21, 2026

American Industry Report

American Industrialization News

Category: Infrastructure

Ports, rail, transmission and public works.

ALDOT awards $167 million Tuscaloosa bridge replacement contract

Office of the Governor of Alabama announcement
Infrastructure
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Blue Origin plans Florida launch pads and 50-flight request

Spaceflight Now, reporting Blue Origin infrastructure plans
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USDA releases rail terminal dwell time data for week 40

USDA AgTransport dataset release
Infrastructure
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MassDOT, CSX Sign Deal for Pittsfield Rail Upgrades

Transportation Today
Infrastructure
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MWRD breaks ground on $400 million Skokie wastewater upgrade

CBS Chicago, reporting on MWRD groundbreaking event
Infrastructure
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Shapiro Awards $448 Million in Broadband Grants Across Pennsylvania

Governor Josh Shapiro news release
Shapiro Awards $448 Million in Broadband Grants Across Pennsylvania

MISO files $17.3 billion transmission plan for 2026

rtoinsider.com, reporting MISO’s 2026 Transmission Expansion Plan filing
Infrastructure
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Prysmian to invest $1 billion in Claremont fiber expansion, adding 385 jobs

North Carolina Department of Commerce news release
Infrastructure
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Amazon announces $10 billion data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri

Amazon news release (PR Newswire)
Amazon announces $10 billion data center campus in Montgomery County, Missouri

DOE ARPA-E awards $35 million for 12 high-voltage direct current grid projects

U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy news release
Infrastructure
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Meta breaks ground on $10 billion data center campus at Indiana LEAP District

Indiana Economic Development Corporation news release
Infrastructure
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Energy Department awards $2.5 million for transmission acceleration studies in Pennsylvania and PJM region

U.S. Department of Energy news release (energy.gov)
Energy Department awards $2.5 million for transmission acceleration studies in Pennsylvania and PJM region

CPKC invests $800 million in American locomotive manufacturing with Tier 4 orders

Canadian Pacific Kansas City news release (PR Newswire)
CPKC invests $800 million in American locomotive manufacturing with Tier 4 orders

Department of War awards $90 million in Defense Community Infrastructure Program grants to ten projects across seven states and territories

Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations; authorized under 10 U.S. Code § 2391
Infrastructure
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Meta Kansas City data center begins serving traffic, representing $1 billion investment in Missouri

Meta news release (PRNewswire)
Meta Kansas City data center begins serving traffic, representing $1 billion investment in Missouri

DOE awards $1.5 billion to four transmission projects spanning Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

U.S. Department of Energy news release (energy.gov)
DOE awards $1.5 billion to four transmission projects spanning Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas