Great Lakes Remains Epicenter of the American Industrial Complex

SUGAR LAND--February 3, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Great Lakes region, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, is the largest of the seven U.S. market regions for industrial plant population. With more than 7,500 operational industrial plants, the region accounts for 21% of the operational plant population in the U.S. These plants employ more than 1.5 million people, accounting for 24% of the nation's industrial plant employment.