DEVELOPER CLAIMS PROJECT PEGASUS
A little under an hour north of Columbus, Georgia, a site that once supported the packaging operations of Jindal Films is in the midst of transformation as a new data center campus moves in. Last week, Google revealed it was behind the $8 billion-plus project investment coming to the city of LaGrange, having originally acquired the 420-acre site in 2025. Dubbed “Project Pegasus,” after the future data center’s location on 411 Pegasus Parkway, the arrival of new digital infrastructure will mark the company’s second development in the state. Power costs at the site will be 100% paid for by Google, in addition to the company announcing a $1 million donation to Groundswell’s Save On Utilities Long-term program, which provides funding for home safety and efficiency upgrades for the community. The company has not publicly announced a timeline for when the facility will become operational.
A GLOBAL BIOMANUFACTURER ARRIVES IN DURHAM
AbbVie has announced its largest investment into a single campus to date. In Durham, North Carolina, the company plans to invest $1.4 billion to construct a new pharmaceutical production facility by 2028, focusing on small volume parenteral (SVP) drug product manufacturing. The 185-acre site will house manufacturing facilities, laboratories, a warehouse, office space and employee wellness facilities. Construction on AbbVie’s first North Carolina plant is expected to start this year, as the company will then move to hire 734 new employees over the next four years. “By establishing this campus,” says AbbVie Chairman and CEO Robert A. Michael, “we are strengthening our ability to support future medical breakthroughs while also creating new jobs and a long-term partnership with Durham and the State of North Carolina.” Once operational, AbbVie has said the Durham site will become a center of excellence for SVP manufacturing. This activity covers products with volumes less than 100 milliliters, such as vials, prefilled cartridges and prefilled syringes for injection or infusion.
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OKLAHOMA SECURES VITAL META DATA
While Google makes a splash in western Georgia, Meta has officially broken ground on a new $1 billion data center in Oklahoma. Representing one of the largest project investments in the region’s history, the planned 2-million-sq.-ft. data center will be introduced at the Fair Oaks Innovation Park in Tulsa. “We’re proud to call Tulsa home as we announce Meta’s first data center in Oklahoma. The region offers great access to infrastructure and energy, a talented workforce and outstanding local partners,” said Gary Demasi, vice president of data center strategy at Meta. “This investment reflects our long-term commitment to supporting economic growth and innovation in the region.” The investment includes over $25 million toward road and water systems infrastructure upgrades, alongside Meta expanding its neighborhood enhancement program to support community-focused projects. Meta’s new data center campus is anticipated to create 100 new direct roles. To prepare the region, the company will partner with Tulsa Tech and Tulsa Community College to develop a new workforce development program to eventually support over 200 industry-related graduates per year. A release from the state noted that the project “will be Meta’s first data center in Oklahoma, 28th in the U.S. and 32nd in its global fleet.”
Reports compiled and written by Alexis Elmore
