Week of May 24-31, 2026

Week of May 24-31, 2026

This week: the talent barrier behind the industrial AI boom, a wave of billion-dollar plant and lab investments, and a state suing an automaker over a factory that never got built.

Week of May 16-23, 2026

USG stakes $1.1 billion on a Texas gypsum plant, a wave of foreign manufacturers breaks ground on US soil, and Washington routes $2 billion in fresh CHIPS Act funding to nine chipmakers.

Week of May 11-15, 2026

Toyota and USG drop a combined $3.2B on new Texas plants, manufacturing workforce shortages tighten across the apprenticeship pipeline, and the AI grid stress reshapes utility politics.

Week of May 4-10, 2026

This week's Industry Intel covers 276 stories across site selection, economic development, and industrial real estate. The deep dive focuses on Foreign Direct Investment — including major inbound manufacturing announcements, how tariff uncertainty is reshaping FDI flows, and what site selectors need to know about siting projects with foreign sponsors.