U.S. Midwest Region Lines Up $27 Billion of Predominantly Energy and Food & Beverage Industry Project Starts for 2009

SUGAR LAND--March 4, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Midwest Region, which comprises the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, has 474 industrial projects scheduled to begin construction during 2009. These projects represent capital and maintenance expenditures of more than $27 billion. The overwhelming majority of projects are energy related; however, a smaller portion of nonenergy-related projects, such as those in the Food & Beverage Industry, are notable.

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