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This week, Fluor has 25 potential megaprojects in its sights, averaging $4.5 billion apiece, while Google commits $17 billion to its first data center in Wyoming. Data center money is flowing into the South, too, where Lambda proposes a $33.1 billion campus in Lowndes County, Alabama, and next door in Georgia, Audi weighs a roughly $3 billion second phase for its planned plant. In Texas, SpaceX plans a $24 billion power plant and super-compute facility in Starbase, and MD Anderson maps out $3.4 billion in new Houston facilities. Plus, Trimble unveils a wave of AI tools across its Trimble Connect platform. Let’s dive in!

Fluor is eyeing 25 potential megaprojects over the next two years, with an average value of $4.5 billion apiece. CEO Jim Breuer shared the figure on the company’s November 6 earnings call, capping a record quarter for new work.

Most of those jobs are negotiated deals. On the majority of them, Fluor is already doing front-end work or is in sole-source talks with the owner. Breuer said the biggest challenge is whether the client’s board approves the project and it clears its financial hurdles.

The prospects cover gas-fired power, copper, data centers, life sciences and advanced manufacturing. Fluor is close to an EPC deal for the first of several possible gas-fueled plants, and TeraWulf recently hired it to build three data center buildings in Hawesville, Kentucky.

Third-quarter awards hit $10.9 billion, led by the $7.5 billion LNG Canada Phase 2. Backlog climbed 21% to $34.3 billion.

The payoff will take time. CFO John Regan expects the new megaprojects to start adding to earnings in 2027, with peak activity beginning in 2028.

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Google plans to build its first data center in Wyoming, a long-term $17 billion investment in the state. The company announced the project on November 5 with partners Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power and Related Digital.

Power is at the center of the plan. Google has contracted with AEP for a 702 MW fuel cell development paired with carbon capture and storage, which Google calls the largest planned project of its kind. Bloom Energy will build the natural gas fuel cells in the U.S.

Most of the fuel cells’ carbon emissions will be captured and stored underground at Tallgrass’s nearby Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub. Google will also draw power from gas generators run by Tallgrass and Black Hills.

The facility will be air-cooled to ease pressure on local water supplies. Google says it will pay for all the power it uses.

Google expects the project to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes for Laramie County and School District 1.

OWNER/DEVELOPER: Google

PARTNERS: Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP), Related Digital

AWARD: Data Center / Energy

INVESTMENT: $17 Billion

LOCATION: Laramie County, Wyoming

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⚡ Sweet Home Alabama: Lambda Proposes $33.1 Billion Data Center

Lambda plans to build a data center campus in Lowndes County, Alabama, representing an estimated $33.1 billion investment. The proposed Red Clay Technology Center Campus, on a site Cloverleaf Infrastructure is preparing for development, is expected to create more than 1,000 construction jobs over its buildout. Pending regulatory approval, Alabama Power will supply electricity. Work is slated to start in the first quarter of 2027 and could last up to five years.

KEY DETAILS
End User: Lambda, Inc
Award: Data Center
Investment: $33.1 Billion
Location: Lowndes County, Alabama, near U.S. Highway 80 and Alabama Highway 21

🚗 Four Rings, Two Phases? Audi Weighs $3 Billion Georgia Add-On

Audi is weighing a roughly $3 billion second phase at its planned Georgia assembly plant that would add 3,000 workers by 2033, according to Mid-Georgia Gateway Development Authority documents reported by Reuters. Audi declined to comment. The expansion would build on a $4 billion first phase near Macon, announced in October, with construction set to begin in 2027. The documents also show Georgia offering the 1,500-acre site and $458 million in tax incentives.

KEY DETAILS
Owner: Audi
Award: Automotive Manufacturing
Value: $7 Billion Total
Location: Middle Georgia Mega Site, near Macon, Georgia

🚀 SpaceX Wants to Bring Its Own Power to the Party

SpaceX plans a gas-fired power plant and super-compute facility in Starbase, Texas, with initial phases estimated at roughly $24 billion. First reported by Bloomberg News, the plan surfaced in a public hearing notice tied to a property tax abatement request. The Starbase City Commission will weigh the abatement and a related economic development agreement on December 9. SpaceX would build, own and operate both, though the notice disclosed no generating capacity or computing scale.

KEY DETAILS
Developer/Owner/Operator: SpaceX
Award: Power Generation / Data Center
Value: $24 Billion
Location: Starbase, Texas

👨‍⚕️ Houston, We Have a $3.4 Billion Hospital Expansion

MD Anderson Cancer Center plans to build two facilities on its Texas Medical Center campus in Houston, a combined $3.4 billion investment. Inspiration Tower, a 25-floor, 1.4 million square foot building that MD Anderson calls the nation’s largest cancer-focused clinical facility, is expected to open in 2032. Prism, a 292,000 square foot radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging hub, is slated to open two years earlier. The release names no architect or general contractor.

KEY DETAILS
Owner: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Award: Healthcare
Value: $3.4 Billion
Location: Fannin St. and Holcombe Blvd., Texas Medical Center, Houston

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Trimble unveiled a wave of AI tools across its Trimble Connect platform on November 9 at its Dimensions User Conference in Las Vegas. The platform has logged more than 55 million cumulative users on over 35 million projects.

The main interface is Trimble Assist, a conversational AI built into the platform. A companion tool, Trimble Agent Studio, lets firms turn their procedures and veteran know-how into custom agents that help train newer staff.

In the field, AI Punch Walk lets engineers log inspections by voice, with an agent tagging locations and pinning punch items to drawings. Back in the office, AI procurement checks supplier invoices against purchase orders and delivery receipts.

Trimble also launched Trimble Connect Scheduling, which links the master schedule to live project data such as RFIs, weather and daily reports. Its AI evaluates risk and recommends fixes for teams to approve.

The same day, Outbuild announced an integration that connects Trimble ProjectSight submittals, RFIs and drawings directly to its schedules.

Saudi contractor Mas Engineering & Construction has won the contract to build the Lemar Commercial Complex, a mixed-use development in Riyadh for Al-Ajlan Real Estate. The project will cover 135,000 square meters of built-up area, or roughly 1.45 million square feet.

A 22-story, five-star hotel tower with 345 keys serves as the centerpiece. The hotel operator has not been named.

The commercial side includes 10 office buildings and more than 50 retail units. Mas will build the hotel, office and retail components, along with the landscaping and outdoor spaces.

The award comes as demand for hotel rooms and offices in Riyadh is expected to keep growing ahead of Expo 2030. Lemar adds to a crowded slate of hotel and mixed-use projects across the city.

Reports have not included a contract value or schedule. In May 2026, Mas joined Saudi Entertainment Ventures and Saudi Binladin Group on infrastructure and underground utilities for Dammam’s Ta’awon Entertainment Complex.

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