Industrial Leads for the Week of January 19, 2026
Florida
International Food Group, a subsidiary of Sysco Corp., is planning to construct a $90-million food distribution facility on a 171- acre site at the Westlake Industrial Park in Jacksonville. Scope includes construction of a 270,000-sq-ft building, as well as purchase and installation of refrigeration and freezer systems, automated conveyors, and bar coding, stretch wrapping and loading dock equipment and systems. The company expects the facility to be operational in late 2029. International Food Group will use the facility to store and distribute fresh, frozen and nonperishable food products. International Food Group, 1501 Lewis Industrial Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32254. IR#FL251018.
Indiana
United States Steel Corp. is planning to upgrade the hot strip mill at its Gary Works steel mill in Gary. The project’s scope includes purchase and installation of equipment and systems to increase hot strip mill capacity for heavy gauge line pipe and automotive steel. U.S. Steel is also planning to upgrade the No. 14 blast furnace at Gary Works and construct a slag recycling facility at its Mon Valley Works in Pennsylvania. The overall project cost is estimated at $200 million. United States Steel Corp., 1 North Broadway, Gary, IN 46402. IR#IN250920.
Iowa
Procter & Gamble Co. is planning to expand its oral care products plant in Iowa City. Project scope includes construction of a 150,000-sq-ft building; purchase and installation of automated conveyors, as well as parts storage, molding, assembly, testing and packaging equipment and related systems. Construction of the estimated $150-million project is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026. The company will use the plant to produce manual, battery-assisted and power toothbrushes. Procter & Gamble Co., 2200 Lower Muscatine Road, Iowa City, IA. IR#IA250903.
Texas
Aumovio is planning to expand its 215,000-sq-ft automotive components manufacturing and distribution facility in New Braunfels. The $110-million project’s scope includes construction of a 65,000-sq-ft building expansion; and purchase and installation of conveyors and molding, machining, welding, assembly, testing and packaging equipment and systems. Construction is expected to begin in June 2026. Gulf States Engineering, 1816 Pass Road, Gulfport, MS 39501. IR#TX251052.
Information is derived from Industrial Reports, a market intelligence firm specializing in industrial construction and equipment leads. To receive the full report with details and contacts for any of the above projects, or to see all recent projects, contact Industrial Reports via their website: www.industrialreports.com/contact or call 800-235-2330.
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