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Released June 23, 2021 | SUGAR LAND
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--While not known as a strong region for industrial manufacturing, the U.S. Rocky Mountains market region is seeing increased construction activity for this industry. The region includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming. Industrial Info is tracking planned third-quarter Industrial Manufacturing project starts with a combined value of $11.6 billion that are set to kick off in the region in the upcoming third quarter.
Plans for a brownfield satellite manufacturing center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, tower above the other projects in terms of total investment value. In April, the Albuquerque City Council approved the lease of the land for the proposed 4.1 million-square-foot Orion Center, which would be built next to the Albuquerque International Sunport, New Mexico's primary international airport. The project would be constructed in phases, with the first phase planned for completion in 2023, around the time when the first satellites are planned to launch, according to New Mexico News Port.
The project is being developing by Group Orion, a subsidiary of Theia Group Incorporated (Washington, D.C.), and the aim is to construct a satellite network that would digitally map the entire Earth. If built, the facility would consist of six buildings, including a 2 million-square-foot assembly building and a 1.3 million-square-foot "combo" building with light manufacturing.
The Theia Group's website offers information about the project's goals, but relatively little information on the corporation itself or the project's financing. Industrial Info has given this project a medium probability (70%-80%) of moving forward as planned. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database, can click here for a detailed project report.
Like other U.S. regions, the Rocky Mountains region is seeing an unprecedented buildout in data centers, which account for more than $1 billion in planned third-quarter projects. Among these is Stack Infrastructure's (San Jose, California) first building in a planned 1 million-square-foot campus with 240 megawatts (MW) of power in Avondale, Arizona, in metro Phoenix. According to Data Center Frontier, Avondale and nearby Goodyear are prime destinations for data center construction, with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington), Vantage Data Centers (Denver, Colorado) and others purchasing property in the area for future development. The area has a low risk for natural disasters and plentiful resources for solar energy to provide sustainable power. The first building of Stack's development will be 724,000 square feet, featuring 96 MW of power capacity. Kimley-Horn and Associates Incorporated (Raleigh, North Carolina) is the design-build firm on the project, which is expected to take about a year to complete. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other projects include data center giant Switch's (Las Vegas, Nevada) Phase V expansion of its data center campus in McCarran, Nevada, east of Reno. As part of a $1 billion, 6.5 million-square-foot campus, Building 5 will be more than 935,000 square feet and will include fiber optic technology for the "Superloop," which will connect Reno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, dramatically increasing the speed that information can travel among these cities. The project is expected to kick off early in the quarter and be completed in the first half of next year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Project activity in almost any part of the U.S. is not complete without a few projects from Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington), and the Rockies is no different, where the company has projects lined up for Arizona. In Marana, northwest of Tucson, Amazon will construct a grassroot delivery station, featuring a 220,800-square-foot building with 1,200 delivery van spaces to serve the north Tucson area. See project report. In Prescott Valley, north of Phoenix, Amazon plans to construct a 140,000-square-foot grassroot delivery station, which will open later this year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
To help meet the U.S.' shortage of aluminum beverage cans, Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) (Westminster, Colorado) will expand its still under-construction grassroot manufacturing facility by constructing one to three new high-speed can production lines to increase regional production capacity. The project is being planned before the grassroot plant is complete. Construction on the entire plant began in 2020, and the facility initially will feature two production lines. The plant will be completed this summer, after which construction of the new production lines will begin. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the grassroot plant and additional production lines.
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.
Plans for a brownfield satellite manufacturing center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, tower above the other projects in terms of total investment value. In April, the Albuquerque City Council approved the lease of the land for the proposed 4.1 million-square-foot Orion Center, which would be built next to the Albuquerque International Sunport, New Mexico's primary international airport. The project would be constructed in phases, with the first phase planned for completion in 2023, around the time when the first satellites are planned to launch, according to New Mexico News Port.
The project is being developing by Group Orion, a subsidiary of Theia Group Incorporated (Washington, D.C.), and the aim is to construct a satellite network that would digitally map the entire Earth. If built, the facility would consist of six buildings, including a 2 million-square-foot assembly building and a 1.3 million-square-foot "combo" building with light manufacturing.
The Theia Group's website offers information about the project's goals, but relatively little information on the corporation itself or the project's financing. Industrial Info has given this project a medium probability (70%-80%) of moving forward as planned. Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Industrial Manufacturing Project Database, can click here for a detailed project report.
Like other U.S. regions, the Rocky Mountains region is seeing an unprecedented buildout in data centers, which account for more than $1 billion in planned third-quarter projects. Among these is Stack Infrastructure's (San Jose, California) first building in a planned 1 million-square-foot campus with 240 megawatts (MW) of power in Avondale, Arizona, in metro Phoenix. According to Data Center Frontier, Avondale and nearby Goodyear are prime destinations for data center construction, with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington), Vantage Data Centers (Denver, Colorado) and others purchasing property in the area for future development. The area has a low risk for natural disasters and plentiful resources for solar energy to provide sustainable power. The first building of Stack's development will be 724,000 square feet, featuring 96 MW of power capacity. Kimley-Horn and Associates Incorporated (Raleigh, North Carolina) is the design-build firm on the project, which is expected to take about a year to complete. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Other projects include data center giant Switch's (Las Vegas, Nevada) Phase V expansion of its data center campus in McCarran, Nevada, east of Reno. As part of a $1 billion, 6.5 million-square-foot campus, Building 5 will be more than 935,000 square feet and will include fiber optic technology for the "Superloop," which will connect Reno, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Francisco, dramatically increasing the speed that information can travel among these cities. The project is expected to kick off early in the quarter and be completed in the first half of next year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
Project activity in almost any part of the U.S. is not complete without a few projects from Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington), and the Rockies is no different, where the company has projects lined up for Arizona. In Marana, northwest of Tucson, Amazon will construct a grassroot delivery station, featuring a 220,800-square-foot building with 1,200 delivery van spaces to serve the north Tucson area. See project report. In Prescott Valley, north of Phoenix, Amazon plans to construct a 140,000-square-foot grassroot delivery station, which will open later this year. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.
To help meet the U.S.' shortage of aluminum beverage cans, Ball Corporation (NYSE:BLL) (Westminster, Colorado) will expand its still under-construction grassroot manufacturing facility by constructing one to three new high-speed can production lines to increase regional production capacity. The project is being planned before the grassroot plant is complete. Construction on the entire plant began in 2020, and the facility initially will feature two production lines. The plant will be completed this summer, after which construction of the new production lines will begin. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the grassroot plant and additional production lines.
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.
