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Released September 16, 2024 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Washington state is experiencing somewhat of an industrial construction surge. Industrial Info is tracking more than $14 billion worth of industrial projects that are presently under construction in the state. While light rail projects account for a large portion of this, delving deeper into Washington's project activity reveals a broad range of project sectors from life sciences to food and beverages.
The state's top projects are for light rail construction around the Seattle area, where regional transport company Sound Transit (Seattle, Washington) is keeping busy with four substantial rail line extensions. The highest-valued of these is the East Link Extension, a fourteen-mile extension that includes 10 stations. A portion of the extension, between South Bellevue and the Redmond Technology Station, was opened in April. The remainder of the East Link, connecting South Bellevue with Seattle, is expected to go into service in 2025 after nearly nine years of construction. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Other high-dollar Washington projects include a grassroot plant that will produce dairy products in Pasco, in the south-central portion of Washington. Darigold Incorporated (Seattle) is investing $600 million to construct a 400,000-square-foot grassroot plant that will manufacture a range of goods. The plant will include two milk dryers and two packaging lines for powdered milk products, two butter churns, two bulk butter packaging lines (for commercial and institutional customers), and five consumer butter packaging lines. When fully operational, the facility will be able to produce nearly 260 million pounds of powdered milk products and 175 million pounds of butter annually. The project is expected to be finished in the near future, about a year and half after construction commenced. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Food & Beverage Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Washington has a very strong hydropower sector and leads the U.S. in this form of generation. In 2023, hydropower plants accounted for 60% of the state's generated electricity. Therefore, it's no surprise that the state's most prevalent Power Industry projects are occurring at hydro plants. These projects, valued at nearly $950 million total, are all occurring at existing facilities and involve upgrades and refurbishments for the most part. One of the most prominent of these projects kicked off last year but will be active for years to come. Chelan Public Utility District (Wenatchee, Washington) is rebuilding eight 52-megawatt turbines at its Rock Island Dam on the Columbia River and upgrading the powerhouse with a new motor control center that will improve the units' reliability and efficiency. The rate of work is about one turbine per year, and the project is expected to completed in 2030. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Kicking off earlier this year and expected to last through early 2025 is a data center from Washington-based Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington). Microsoft is performing an expansion of its data center in East Wenatchee by constructing the 244,000-square-foot Building E. When this building is completed, Microsoft plans to launch construction of Building F, another 244,000-square-foot building that will allow Microsoft to expand its regional data capabilities. This building is expected to be completed in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Building E and Building F projects.
After the Industrial Manufacturing Industry, the Pharmaceutical-Biotech Industry leads the state in terms of the value of projects under construction. Most of these projects are occurring around the Seattle area. Health care real estate developer PMB LLC (Solana Beach, California), employing JTM Construction (Seattle) as general contractor, broke ground on a life sciences building in Seattle last year. The 13-story, 340,000-square-foot facility is being designed and equipped for multiple life science and biotechnology clients. JTM is expected to complete construction in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pharmaceutical-Biotech Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Washington is known for its forests, and U.K.-based Drax Group (Selby, England), which operates a biomass-fired plant in England that is the largest power plant in the U.K. of any fuel type, boasting four 645-MW boilers, is at work in Longview, Washington, where it is building a grassroot wood pellet plant. The plant will use sawdust and shavings from local sawmills as feedstock, processing the residuals into 450,000 metric tons of wood pellets per year, a fraction of the 6.5 million tons of wood pellets burned annually at the U.K. plant, about two-thirds of which is sourced from the U.S. and Canada. Construction kicked off earlier this year and is expected to be completed in the first half of next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
The state's top projects are for light rail construction around the Seattle area, where regional transport company Sound Transit (Seattle, Washington) is keeping busy with four substantial rail line extensions. The highest-valued of these is the East Link Extension, a fourteen-mile extension that includes 10 stations. A portion of the extension, between South Bellevue and the Redmond Technology Station, was opened in April. The remainder of the East Link, connecting South Bellevue with Seattle, is expected to go into service in 2025 after nearly nine years of construction. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Other high-dollar Washington projects include a grassroot plant that will produce dairy products in Pasco, in the south-central portion of Washington. Darigold Incorporated (Seattle) is investing $600 million to construct a 400,000-square-foot grassroot plant that will manufacture a range of goods. The plant will include two milk dryers and two packaging lines for powdered milk products, two butter churns, two bulk butter packaging lines (for commercial and institutional customers), and five consumer butter packaging lines. When fully operational, the facility will be able to produce nearly 260 million pounds of powdered milk products and 175 million pounds of butter annually. The project is expected to be finished in the near future, about a year and half after construction commenced. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Food & Beverage Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Washington has a very strong hydropower sector and leads the U.S. in this form of generation. In 2023, hydropower plants accounted for 60% of the state's generated electricity. Therefore, it's no surprise that the state's most prevalent Power Industry projects are occurring at hydro plants. These projects, valued at nearly $950 million total, are all occurring at existing facilities and involve upgrades and refurbishments for the most part. One of the most prominent of these projects kicked off last year but will be active for years to come. Chelan Public Utility District (Wenatchee, Washington) is rebuilding eight 52-megawatt turbines at its Rock Island Dam on the Columbia River and upgrading the powerhouse with a new motor control center that will improve the units' reliability and efficiency. The rate of work is about one turbine per year, and the project is expected to completed in 2030. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Kicking off earlier this year and expected to last through early 2025 is a data center from Washington-based Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington). Microsoft is performing an expansion of its data center in East Wenatchee by constructing the 244,000-square-foot Building E. When this building is completed, Microsoft plans to launch construction of Building F, another 244,000-square-foot building that will allow Microsoft to expand its regional data capabilities. This building is expected to be completed in 2026. Subscribers can learn more by viewing the reports on the Building E and Building F projects.
After the Industrial Manufacturing Industry, the Pharmaceutical-Biotech Industry leads the state in terms of the value of projects under construction. Most of these projects are occurring around the Seattle area. Health care real estate developer PMB LLC (Solana Beach, California), employing JTM Construction (Seattle) as general contractor, broke ground on a life sciences building in Seattle last year. The 13-story, 340,000-square-foot facility is being designed and equipped for multiple life science and biotechnology clients. JTM is expected to complete construction in 2026. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Pharmaceutical-Biotech Project Database can learn more by viewing the project report.
Washington is known for its forests, and U.K.-based Drax Group (Selby, England), which operates a biomass-fired plant in England that is the largest power plant in the U.K. of any fuel type, boasting four 645-MW boilers, is at work in Longview, Washington, where it is building a grassroot wood pellet plant. The plant will use sawdust and shavings from local sawmills as feedstock, processing the residuals into 450,000 metric tons of wood pellets per year, a fraction of the 6.5 million tons of wood pellets burned annually at the U.K. plant, about two-thirds of which is sourced from the U.S. and Canada. Construction kicked off earlier this year and is expected to be completed in the first half of next year. Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Project Database can click here for more details on the project.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's GMI Database can click here to view reports for all of the projects discussed in this article and click here for the related plant profiles.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
