Japanese automaker Honda announced it will build a new $3 billion auto plant in central Ohio to produce hybrid vehicles, creating 2,000 jobs with production starting in 2029. The company also plans additional investments in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Canada, including retooling engine and transmission plants.
Where
Central Ohio; investments also in Alabama, Georgia, Canada, and San Antonio, Texas
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Tyson Foods announced a partnership with Allied Beef, a rancher consortium, and said it will reopen a second production shift at its Amarillo, Texas facility to address tight U.S. cattle supplies affecting its beef business.
Tyson Foods, meatpacker announcing partnership and facility reopening; Allied Beef, rancher consortium partnering with Tyson
HyProMag USA LLC announced delivery of the first major process equipment to its rare earth magnet recycling and manufacturing facility in Northlake, Texas. The facility targets approximately 1,526 metric tons of annual production and is expected to create about 100 direct jobs.
HyProMag USA LLC, operator of rare earth magnet recycling and manufacturing facility; CoTec Holdings Corp., joint venture partner; Julian Treger, Chief Executive Officer of CoTec
Riot Platforms, a digital infrastructure and Bitcoin mining company, signed a 15-year lease with an unnamed Frontier AI Lab for its Corsicana data center campus in Texas.
$US$28 billion for data center lease value
Riot Platforms Inc, company signing lease; Frontier AI Lab, party to lease agreement
Voters in elections across the U.S. passed measures to restrict data center construction, electing candidates who campaigned on stricter regulation. The results sparked stock market volatility, particularly affecting the Nasdaq, amid investor concerns that new political leadership could slow AI infrastructure development. Texas Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa has promised to halt new data center construction until safeguards are established.
Gina Hinojosa, Texas Gov.-elect; Greg Abbott, Republican incumbent Texas governor; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic Gov.-elect of Georgia and 2 more
IREN's Texas data center project for Microsoft in Childress is running behind schedule. Microsoft requested network changes to support newer AI models, contributing to delays. The project also faced equipment shortages and a generator fire. Microsoft announced a $5 billion reduction in 2026 capital expenditure tied to the delays.
$$9.7 billion for cloud services contract value
IREN, data center developer; Microsoft, customer for cloud services; Aterio, analyst firm
Matthew Shane Zachary was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide at a residence in Gaines County. The Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are leading the investigation with assistance from the Gaines County Sheriff's Office.
$$750,000 for bond
Matthew Shane Zachary, Suspect arrested and charged with murder; Gaines County Sheriff's Office, Law enforcement investigating homicide; Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, Leading the investigation
Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said in a CNN interview that the state should pause work with data centers until protections for residents are in place. She promised to introduce laws to change the state's approach and said communities should have a role in deciding whether data centers are built there.