BUILDOUT BRIEFS Wasatch Front
Wasatch Front: projects and hiring
3 sourced project profiles, documented delivery responsibilities and current regional openings.
Sourced project records · evidence dates are listed below · Wasatch Front market →
Hiring in Wasatch Front
Inventory assessed Oct 15, 2026 · 22:21 UTC. Regional openings are not confirmed assignments to the projects in this brief.
9 of 9 feeds for employers represented here are current within six hours. Delayed feeds retain their last available inventory. Source freshness →
Projects and delivery responsibilities
A partial market roster. Targets remain targets until confirmed; operating campuses provide delivery context, not evidence of a new construction award.
QTS Eagle Mountain (SLC1) →
Under construction · Data center · Record updated Oct 14, 2026QTS is building a five-building first phase on about 193 acres in Eagle Mountain. Construction restarted in 2025 after a delay for energy infrastructure, and QTS and Layton Construction marked the topping-out of the third building on April 17, 2026. QTS targets three buildings first and the other two over the following years.
Who is involved
- QTS Data CentersDeveloper
Developing the five-building first phase. Source ↗
- Layton ConstructionConstruction Partner
Construction partner at the SLC1 campus; reached the third building's topping-out with QTS. Specialty-trade packages are not named. Source ↗
Milestones
Evidence and dates · 4 sources
- Layton and QTS topping-out in Eagle Mountain ↗QTS Data Centers · Published Apr 17, 2026 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
- SLC1 data center topping-out ↗Layton Construction · Published Apr 17, 2026 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
- Eagle Mountain campus ↗QTS Data Centers · Publication date not stated · Retained Oct 14, 2026
- Construction restarts on QTS data center ↗Eagle Mountain City · Published Oct 29, 2025 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
Aligned Salt Lake (West Jordan) →
Operating · Data center · Record updated Oct 14, 2026Aligned operates three West Jordan buildings: SLC-02 was announced complete in March 2021 and SLC-03 in October 2024. No contractor or design firm is named for any of them in Aligned's releases. A separate SLC-04 site in West Valley City is not part of this record.
Who is involved
- Aligned Data CentersOperator
Developer and operator of the West Jordan campus. Source ↗
Milestones
Evidence and dates · 3 sources
- Salt Lake City data centers ↗Aligned Data Centers · Publication date not stated · Retained Oct 14, 2026
- Second Salt Lake metro data center launched ↗Aligned Data Centers · Published Mar 10, 2021 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
- Salt Lake metro data center earns Green Globes ↗Aligned Data Centers · Published Oct 29, 2024 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
Meta Eagle Mountain →
Operating + expansion · Data center · Record updated Oct 14, 2026Meta reported its Eagle Mountain data center serving traffic on July 14, 2021, and announced a further expansion on September 14, 2026 without a completion date. Rocky Mountain Power is working with Meta on new solar supply. A builder for the expansion is not named in Meta's announcements.
Who is involved
- MetaOwner
Owner and operator of the Eagle Mountain campus. Source ↗
- Rocky Mountain PowerUtility
Working with Meta to add new solar supply for its Utah operations. Source ↗
Milestones
Evidence and dates · 2 sources
- Deepening our investment in Eagle Mountain, Utah ↗Meta · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
- Utah County data center online ↗Meta · Published Jul 14, 2021 · Retained Oct 14, 2026
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