Wednesday, October 07, 2026 | OWNER PREVIEW

Executive snapshot

• Neutral Phoenix's Q3 industrial read is better, but not a shortage everywhere: Kidder Mathews reports 11.5% vacancy, 7.6M sf of leasing and 2.9M sf of direct net absorption. Editorial: underwrite the submarket and building size, not the metro headline alone. Kidder Mathews via Phoenix Independent, Q3 / October 6
• Neutral Sonoran Logistics Park adds a forward supply decision: the 76-acre Buckeye site has closed, with 1,226,832 sf across two buildings planned. The reported Q4 2026 start and early-2028 delivery are expectations, not completed construction. Connect CRE, Sonoran Logistics Park, October 6
• Cautious Raleigh voted 7-1 on October 6 for a six-month pause affecting new data centers above 10,000 sf. This is an enacted council action, unlike Colorado proposals whose final outcomes remain unverified at this cutoff. ABC11, Raleigh vote, October 6 at 11:21 PM ET
• Cautious Anne Arundel County approved a 15-month data-center construction moratorium, with an exemption for projects already in development. Editorial: obtain the adopted text and confirm project-specific eligibility before changing a pursuit schedule. Baltimore Sun, October 5; updated October 6
• Cautious Texas's PUC sued over disclosure of county and water-planning-area fields in data-center survey records. This is a public-records dispute, not a judicial order stopping data-center construction or a final confidentiality ruling. Texas Tribune, October 6 records lawsuit
• Neutral The new EIA release puts U.S. on-highway diesel at $6.199/gal for October 5, down $0.183 from September 28. Editorial: keep tax-inclusive retail fuel distinct from delivered off-road fuel and freight escalation clauses. EIA, October 5 diesel / October 6 release
• Neutral BLS's August detailed report shows hot-rolled bars, plates and structural shapes up 0.1% month over month. That narrow index is not hot-rolled coil, a rebar quote or an installed structural-steel package. BLS detailed PPI report, August 2026
• Positive SunPower says it broke ground on the first-phase solar system for a Reno AI data center. The announcement does not identify a complete campus power solution, a new entitlement or a verified 100-MW installation. SunPower company announcement, October 6
• Cautious Correction to October 6: the WisBusiness utility-cost article is dated April 27, 2026; the October 5 date was the page banner, not the article date. The ruling must not be presented as a new October development. WisBusiness article dated April 27, 2026

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Strategic watchlist

• APS: October 9 RSVP deadline for the October 14 IRP stakeholder meeting; no project service date is implied. APS resource-planning page, October 7 review
• Charlotte: October 12 extension hearing; obtain the adopted outcome afterward. Charlotte official moratorium FAQ
• Brighton: October 20 final reading was scheduled; October 6 first-reading outcome remains unverified. CBS Colorado, October 6 pre-meeting report
• Houston: October 9, 9 PM I-10 HOV connector closure; test logistics and crew access plans. KPRC, I-10 closure schedule, October 6
• Editorial: verify imported steel classification, origin and entry-date treatment before locking a tariff allowance. PwC, June 17 tariff-framework analysis

Top questions leaders should be asking

• Which Phoenix submarket and building-size evidence supports the tenant demand in our pro forma?
• What portion of our steel price covers mill material, fabrication, freight and erection, and when does each quote expire?
• Which power dates and contributions are executed commitments rather than planning assumptions?
• Is each local restriction proposed, adopted, effective or exempt for this exact parcel and application?
• Can our team reproduce every progress claim from dated field evidence before approving payment?