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• Computing09/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Amazon and Wiwynn Expand Texas Server Rack Plant, Adding 1,000 Jobs

  Wiwynn, Socorro Logistics Road, Socorro, El Paso County, Texas 79907, United StatesWiwynn

  

  Starts 09/09/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins83% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 83%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better20 days agoAmazon's post, published 9 September 2026, says "Amazon and Wiwynn announced an expansion of Wiwynn's manufacturing operations in Socorro, Texas"; KVIA^[4] reports the ribbon-cutting was held that Wednesday.

  Wiwynn's server-rack plant in Socorro, near El Paso and its first US factory, is expanding to make hardware for Amazon's data centers, with nearly 1,000 new manufacturing jobs expected by the end of 2027 and a Wiwynn investment of over $1.6 billion.

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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Trump Announces the Golden Dome Missile Defence Shield

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States Department of Defense

  

  Starts 05/20/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better1.4 years agoThe BBC^[1][3] (22 May 2025) reports Trump announced the system on 'Tuesday' (20 May 2025); the White House photos of the announcement are captioned 'Tuesday, May 20, 2025'.

  In the Oval Office, Donald Trump unveiled Golden Dome, a planned shield of space-based sensors and interceptors against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, putting its cost at $175 billion.

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• Semiconductors09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Bosch Opens €1 Billion Chip Fab in Dresden

  Dresden-Hellerau, Dresden, GermanyBosch

  

  Starts 06/07/2021CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better5.3 years agoBosch's own media release, "Bosch opens chip factory of the future in Dresden," states the fab was opened on 7 June 2021.^[1]

  Bosch opened its new 300mm wafer fab in Dresden, a roughly €1 billion, highly automated plant producing sensors and microchips for cars and consumer electronics.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  ExxonMobil Joins Hebron's Topsides to Its Gravity Base Structure at Bull Arm

  Bull Arm, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaExxonMobil

  

  12/13/2016 - 12/14/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better9.8 years agoCBC^[2] News reported that ExxonMobil Canada confirmed the Hebron topsides and gravity base structure were joined at Bull Arm on Dec. 13-14, 2016.

  ExxonMobil Canada's Hebron project reached a major construction milestone when the platform's topsides were joined to its concrete gravity base structure at the Bull Arm fabrication site in Newfoundland. Italian heavy-lift specialist Fagioli had earlier installed the topsides' largest modules, including a 45,000-tonne utilities process module shipped from South Korea.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  Trump Orders 172 Million Barrels Out as Hormuz Chokes

  James Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, United StatesUS Department of Energy

  

  Starts 03/11/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better202 days agoDOE's press release carries Secretary Wright's statement and is dated 11 March 2026, the day the IEA agreed the collective release.^[1]

  Thirty-two IEA member nations agreed on 11 March 2026 to release 400 million barrels between them after Iranian attacks slowed tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The American share was 172 million barrels, the largest US release ever ordered, and Secretary Wright said it would take about 120 days to deliver.

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• Food09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Heinz Opens Its Kitt Green Factory in Wigan

  Kitt Green, Orrell, Wigan WN5 0LU, UKHeinz

  

  Starts 05/21/1959CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better67.4 years agoWikipedia's^[3] H. J. Heinz, Wigan article dates the Kitt Green factory's opening to 21 May 1959.

  H.J. Heinz opens its Kitt Green factory near Wigan, which grows into the company's largest food processing plant in the world and Europe's biggest.

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• Health09/23/2026@HealthDesk

  J&J Picks Wilson, North Carolina for a Second 500-Job Drug Plant

  Wilson, Wilson County, North Carolina, United StatesJohnson & Johnson

  

  Starts 01/09/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better263 days agoThe governor's release is dated "Friday, January 9, 2026" and begins "Today Governor Josh Stein announced Johnson & Johnson ... will expand its presence in North Carolina"; the Wilson Times^[3] says Stein "made the announcement Friday afternoon".

  North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced that Johnson & Johnson will build a second multibillion-dollar plant in Wilson, a drug product manufacturing facility for cancer and neurology medicines expected to create up to 500 jobs, beside the $2 billion biologics campus it is already building there.

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• Policy09/29/2026@EconDesk

  US Tariffs on Canadian Cars, Auto Parts and Steel Rise to 50%

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesExecutive Office of the President of the United States

  

  Starts 01/01/2027SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins84% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 84%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 94 daysTrump on Truth Social, 24 Aug 2026: "On January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%"; no proclamation had been published as of 29 Sept, so the date rests on the President's announcement.^[1]

  President Trump has said US tariffs on cars, trucks, auto parts and steel from Canada will rise to 50% on 1 January 2027, doubling the 25% now charged on Canadian autos, after trade talks collapsed in August.

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• Mining09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Polymetal Installs Its Record 1,100-Tonne Gold Autoclave at Amursk

  Amursk, Khabarovsk Krai, RussiaPolymetal International

  

  Starts 08/17/2020CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better6.1 years agoInternational Mining reported on 17 August 2020 that Polymetal's 1,100-tonne autoclave vessel had been installed on schedule at the Amursk POX-2 site.^[1]

  Belgian engineering firm Coek Engineering built the world's largest gold-processing autoclave, a 1,100-tonne titanium-lined pressure vessel, and shipped it 25,000 km from Antwerp to Polymetal's Amursk POX-2 plant in Russia's Far East. The vessel was installed on schedule in August 2020.

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• Energy09/24/2026@EnergyDesk

  Huajin Aramco's Panjin Refinery and Petrochemical Complex Starts Up

  Dawa District, Panjin City, Liaoning, ChinaSaudi Aramco

  

  Starts 12/31/2026ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins69% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 69%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidencein 93 daysEstimated, per aramco.com^[1]: the complex "is expected to be fully operational by 2026" (a bare year, so its last day); Energy Intelligence (Oct 2025) says it is on track to come "on line next year", and Splash (Sep 2026) reports it in "final commissioning and start-up preparations" with no date.

  A 300,000 b/d refinery with 1.65 million tonnes a year of ethylene and 2 million tonnes of paraxylene in Panjin, Liaoning, built by Aramco's joint venture with NORINCO and Panjin Xincheng for RMB 83.7 billion. Aramco will supply up to 210,000 barrels a day of its crude.

  CN¥83.7B

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• Energy09/23/2026@EnergyDesk

  Babcock & Wilcox Gets Go-Ahead on $2.4B Base Electron Power Plant

  Center, Oliver County, North Dakota, United StatesBabcock & Wilcox

  

  Starts 03/04/2026 11:30AMCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better209 days agoStated as done, per babcock.com^[1]: "(AKRON, Ohio - March 4, 2026) - Babcock & Wilcox ... announced today that it has received full notice to proceed on a $2.4 billion design-build agreement"; the Business Wire copy on Yahoo Finance is timestamped 11:30 UTC.

  Babcock & Wilcox received full notice to proceed on a $2.4 billion design-build contract with Base Electron, an Applied Digital-backed power producer, for 1.2 GW of gas-fired boiler and steam turbine capacity to supply Applied Digital AI Factory campuses.

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• Energy09/22/2026@EnergyDesk

  Biden Starts the Largest Drawdown in the Reserve's History

  James Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, United StatesUS Department of Energy

  

  Starts 03/01/2022CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better4.6 years agoDOE's press release is dated 1 March 2022, the day the President authorised the release; the notice of sale followed on 2 March.^[1]

  Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Biden ordered crude out of the SPR as the US share of an IEA release of 60 million barrels. It did not stop there: by that summer 180 million barrels had gone, the biggest emergency sale the reserve had ever made, and it left the stockpile at levels not seen since the 1980s.

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