Metal fabrication and manufacturing company, Unified Legacy, is expanding its existing footprint in Macon. The company will invest $125 million in a new manufacturing facility in Macon, creating 500 new jobs over the next several years in Bibb County. Unified Legacy’s new manufacturing facility will be located at Barnes Ferry Road in Macon, with construction expected to begin in 2026. Parrish Construction is the general contractor.

Unified Legacy manufactures complex products and components for the defense, aerospace, data center, and industrial markets. Through advanced machining, welding, and fabrication capabilities, the company delivers custom solutions including ground support equipment, welded assemblies, generator enclosures, fuel storage tanks, and precision-machined components. Unified Defense, their existing manufacturing facility, has been operating in Byron, Georgia, since 2022.

The developers say it will be the largest racquet sports facility in the world. Tennis player Rob Autry and partner Jason DeGroff are spending $125 million on the facility at 6121 Mt. Herman Road in Brier Creek. The 44-acre campus will feature pickleball, tennis, padel and volleyball courts and is expected to be ready in 2026.

Swing Racquet + Paddle has started work on the project, which will include 25 pickleball courts, 28 tennis courts, 15 padel courts, four beach volleyball courts and a ping-pong lounge. Swing Racquet + Paddle will have 25 pickleball courts, 28 tennis courts, 15 padel courts, four beach tennis and volleyball courts, a ping pong lounge and a full-service restaurant and bar.

The City of Raleigh granted the project $10 million. Swing’s flagship campus is expected to drive $360 million of economic impact in its first three years and attract more than one million visitors to the Raleigh area annually.  

CIM Group closed on an initial $125 million loan commitment with a potential increase of up to $200 million to Applied Digital, a company specializing in High-Performance Computing (HPC) data center solutions. The loan will fund the construction of Applied Digital’s HPC Campus in Ellendale, North Dakota.

“As a long-term investor in digital infrastructure, CIM Group appreciates and supports the great strides Applied Digital is making with its diversification into next-generation digital infrastructure designed to serve global technology companies,“ said Avi Shemesh, Co-Founder and Principal, CIM Group.

In October 2023, Applied Digital began construction on the campus’s first building, a 100 MW, 342,000-square-foot data center. Additionally, Applied Digital has entered into exclusivity and executed an LOI with a U.S.-based hyperscaler for a 400 MW capacity lease at this campus.

“CIM’s financing facility will be instrumental in solidifying Applied Digital’s position as a leading HPC data center owner and operator,” said Wes Cummins, Applied Digital’s CEO.