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• Mining09/28/2026@BuildDesk

  Trump Unveils Mesabi Metallics' $15 Billion Iowa Steel Plant, the Largest in US History

  Lee County, Iowa, United StatesMesabi Metallics

  

  Starts 09/28/2026 6:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%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 better4 days agoCNBC^[1], 28 Sep 2026: "The Oval Office announcement with Mesabi Metallics, which began at 2 p.m. ET"; MPR News^[6] gives the same slot as "1 p.m. CT", which is 18:00 UTC.

  President Donald Trump announced in the Oval Office at 2 p.m. ET on 28 September 2026 that Mesabi Metallics will invest about $15 billion in a steel plant in Iowa, which the White House calls the largest of its kind in US history and the first mega steel plant built in the country since the 1960s. The plant is due to start producing steel in 2030. Its first phase is put at about 7.5 million tons a year with up to 6,000 construction jobs, rising to 10 million tons a year and at least 1,750 permanent jobs. It will run on iron ore from Mesabi's new mine at Nashwauk on Minnesota's Iron Range, and Iowa lawmakers have discussed tax incentives for a plant in Lee County in the state's southeast. The announcement came weeks before the November midterm elections, as Trump pointed to his 50% steel tariffs as the driver of new US steel investment.

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• Health09/23/2026@HealthDesk

  Lilly Breaks Ground on $6.5B Foundayo Plant in Houston's Generation Park

  North Lake Houston Parkway, Generation Park, Harris County, Texas, 77050, United StatesEli Lilly

  

  09/21/2026 - 12/31/2030ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins77% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 77%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 better11 days agoLilly's release is datelined "HOUSTON^[4], Sept. 21, 2026" and says Lilly "broke ground today in Houston, Texas^[6]"; Community Impact^[2] reports the groundbreaking ceremony was held Sept. 21. Completion: CNBC^[3], 21 Sep 2026: Lilly "on Monday broke ground on the upcoming site nearly a year after first announcing it, and said it expects the plant to be operational by 2030"; Lilly's 23 Sep 2025 announcement said the site "is expected to be operational within five years".

  A 236-acre plant that will make the active ingredient of Lilly's Foundayo weight-loss pill, with more than 600 permanent jobs and about 4,000 construction jobs. Lilly expects it running by 2030.

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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 better23 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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