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Released June 16, 2021 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As the U.S. increasingly turns online for everything from shopping to education, data center construction is playing a larger role in Industrial Info's project coverage. In the U.S. West Coast market region, which includes Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington, data center projects account for more than half of the of the project value of the $3 billion in Industrial Manufacturing projects planned to kick off in the upcoming third quarter.
Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry sector of planned third-quarter Industrial Manufacturing project starts in the West Coast region.
Two of the largest tech companies are planning to expand their data centers near Prineville, Oregon, about 150 miles southeast of Portland. Apple Incorporated (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Cupertino, California) will expand its facility by constructing a 338,000-square-foot data center featuring two data halls to help support 5G technology. Facebook Incorporated (NASDAQ:FB) (Menlo Park, California) will expand its data center complex by constructing a new 450,000-square-foot, two-story Building 10. The project is expected to wrap up in the first quarter of 2024. According to local news media, Facebook built its first data center in Prineville in 2009, lured by Oregon's tax laws, which allow communities to give unlimited tax breaks to large capital projects. Facebook's facility has expanded steadily since then, and it remains Facebook's largest complex of data centers anywhere. Apple has been in the area since 2013. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can see Industrial Info's project reports on the Apple and Facebook projects.
Other companies with upcoming data center projects in the region include Digital Realty Trust Incorporated (San Francisco, California), Prime Data Centers (San Francisco) and Vantage Data Centers (Denver, Colorado). Subscribers can click here for a full list of upcoming third-quarter data center project starts in the region.
Coupled with the rise in data centers is the increase in online shopping and home deliveries, and two of this segment's biggest players, United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) (UPS) (Sandy Springs, Georgia) and Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) have upcoming projects in the West Coast region. UPS will expand operations at its facility at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, by constructing a 190,000-square-foot flight operations building, and warehousing and sorting operations building to support the company's growing Boeing 747-8 fleet. According to UPS Airlines spokesman Mike Mangeot, Anchorage is UPS' gateway to Asia and a vital point in the company's global air network. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Amazon, which is on building spree to help support its ever-growing business (heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic), is planning to start eight projects in the region in the upcoming quarter. Click here for a list. The largest of these is a grassroot fulfillment center in Fresno, California. On a 25-acre site, Amazon will construct a 469,569-square-foot building with supporting systems to pick, pack and ship goods in the region. The company already has an existing fulfillment center in Fresno with more than 5,000 employees, but the new project has faced some pushback from local residents. Nevertheless, construction is set to start this summer and wrap up early next year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
As demonstrated by UPS and Amazon, shipping is increasing, and three ports in the region are expanding their rail facilities. In Boardman, Oregon, the Port of Morrow is establishing rail-to-barge transloading capabilities on the Columbia River by extending new rail lines from the mainline to three separate marine terminals (see project report). In Long Beach, California, the Port of Long Beach plans to construct an on-dock rail support facility to help shift cargo movement from trucks to trains, allowing trains of up to 10,000 feet to be loaded and unloaded, reducing the need for local truck trips. (See project report.)
In Washington, the Port of Longview will perform a rail corridor expansion by adding almost 10 miles of track to the port. Six of the eight new tracks will have extra-long sidings to handle trains up to 8,500 feet long, about 1,000 feet longer than traditional sidings allow. The project will bring the total number of tracks from two to 10. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry sector of planned third-quarter Industrial Manufacturing project starts in the West Coast region.Two of the largest tech companies are planning to expand their data centers near Prineville, Oregon, about 150 miles southeast of Portland. Apple Incorporated (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Cupertino, California) will expand its facility by constructing a 338,000-square-foot data center featuring two data halls to help support 5G technology. Facebook Incorporated (NASDAQ:FB) (Menlo Park, California) will expand its data center complex by constructing a new 450,000-square-foot, two-story Building 10. The project is expected to wrap up in the first quarter of 2024. According to local news media, Facebook built its first data center in Prineville in 2009, lured by Oregon's tax laws, which allow communities to give unlimited tax breaks to large capital projects. Facebook's facility has expanded steadily since then, and it remains Facebook's largest complex of data centers anywhere. Apple has been in the area since 2013. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database can see Industrial Info's project reports on the Apple and Facebook projects.
Other companies with upcoming data center projects in the region include Digital Realty Trust Incorporated (San Francisco, California), Prime Data Centers (San Francisco) and Vantage Data Centers (Denver, Colorado). Subscribers can click here for a full list of upcoming third-quarter data center project starts in the region.
Coupled with the rise in data centers is the increase in online shopping and home deliveries, and two of this segment's biggest players, United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) (UPS) (Sandy Springs, Georgia) and Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington) have upcoming projects in the West Coast region. UPS will expand operations at its facility at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska, by constructing a 190,000-square-foot flight operations building, and warehousing and sorting operations building to support the company's growing Boeing 747-8 fleet. According to UPS Airlines spokesman Mike Mangeot, Anchorage is UPS' gateway to Asia and a vital point in the company's global air network. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Amazon, which is on building spree to help support its ever-growing business (heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic), is planning to start eight projects in the region in the upcoming quarter. Click here for a list. The largest of these is a grassroot fulfillment center in Fresno, California. On a 25-acre site, Amazon will construct a 469,569-square-foot building with supporting systems to pick, pack and ship goods in the region. The company already has an existing fulfillment center in Fresno with more than 5,000 employees, but the new project has faced some pushback from local residents. Nevertheless, construction is set to start this summer and wrap up early next year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
As demonstrated by UPS and Amazon, shipping is increasing, and three ports in the region are expanding their rail facilities. In Boardman, Oregon, the Port of Morrow is establishing rail-to-barge transloading capabilities on the Columbia River by extending new rail lines from the mainline to three separate marine terminals (see project report). In Long Beach, California, the Port of Long Beach plans to construct an on-dock rail support facility to help shift cargo movement from trucks to trains, allowing trains of up to 10,000 feet to be loaded and unloaded, reducing the need for local truck trips. (See project report.)
In Washington, the Port of Longview will perform a rail corridor expansion by adding almost 10 miles of track to the port. Six of the eight new tracks will have extra-long sidings to handle trains up to 8,500 feet long, about 1,000 feet longer than traditional sidings allow. The project will bring the total number of tracks from two to 10. Construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2023. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, six offices in North America and 12 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn.
