FuelCell Energy Is Choosing a Site for a 1 Gigawatt Factory
FuelCell Energy is looking for a site for a factory with more than 1 gigawatt of annual capacity. Its filing names no state, but it does publish screening criteria, and data center demand is one of them.
Weyerhaeuser Is Scouting Up to 10 Sites for Biocarbon Plants
Weyerhaeuser is exploring 7 to 10 sites for plants that turn wood into biocarbon. The plants go to the wood, which makes rural counties with mills and timberland the natural candidates.
Nuclear Companies Are Choosing Sites, and Some Counties Start Ahead
At least six nuclear energy companies are choosing sites for new US plants. Counties in Virginia and South Carolina start the search with people, regulators and neighbors who already know the work.
Daimler Truck is Seeking a Site for a New US Truck Plant
Daimler Truck North America is close to picking a site for its largest US truck plant, with the Carolinas among the contenders. What the search says about how these decisions are really made.
Electra Wants a Southeastern Port for a $530 Million Nickel Refinery
Electra Battery Materials has picked the Southeast for a $530 million nickel refinery and has not picked a site. Its published criteria are specific enough for a county to test its own sites against.
Tariffs Surge Warehouse Demand in the Short-Term
On October 10, 2025, President Trump announced a sweeping new 100 % tariff on imports from China, stacking atop existing duties, effective November 1.¹ This unexpected move jolts global trade flows and immediately pressures supply chains. For the industrial real estate sector, particularly warehouses and distribution facilities, the short-term implications will likely increase demand from a temporary shock.
