AFT PROJECT WATCH

Tracking America’s Major Industrial Projects

AFT Project Watch follows nationally significant projects and tracks what they cost, how construction is progressing, and what they mean for the public. Each brief separates announced plans from completed work, dates every major figure, and links to the original sources.

By Dora C. Winters · Updated October 10, 2026

AI Infrastructure · Louisiana

Meta's Hyperion

A major AI data center campus is under construction in northeast Louisiana. Examine the announced investment, expected jobs, and power approvals needed to support its planned expansion.

Construction underway · Expanded power plan under review

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Energy Infrastructure · Alaska

Alaska LNG

A major financing announcement has renewed attention to Alaska's long-planned gas export project. Follow the commitments, investment decisions, and construction milestones still pending.

Proposed financing · Review pending

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Industrial · Iowa

Mesabi Metallics Iowa Steel Plant

A proposed $15 billion integrated steel complex in Lee County, Iowa. The company expects at least 1,750 permanent jobs, and first steel production is targeted for 2030.

Announced · Construction not confirmed

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Transportation Infrastructure · California

California High-Speed Rail

Track spending, construction progress, and cost estimates for California High-Speed Rail, including the Authority's 2033 passenger-service target and September 2034 modeled schedule date.

Civil construction underway · No passenger service

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Semiconductors · Ohio

Intel Ohio One: What's Built, What's Delayed

A closer look at Intel’s Ohio chip factories: documented construction, delayed production targets, and separate state and federal funding agreements.

Construction underway · Production targeted 2030–2032

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Critical Minerals · Texas

MP Materials 10X: Building America's Magnet Supply

A Texas magnet campus under construction, backed by a Pentagon partnership. What the investment, capacity and 2028 target cover.

Under construction · Commissioning targeted for 2028

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Additional major-project research will be added as it is independently verified.

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