Rocky Mountains Region to See More Than $5.4 Billion in Project Completions in First-Half 2018

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Rocky Mountains market region, which includes Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, is set for $5.49 billion in industrial project completions in the first half of 2018. The Industrial Manufacturing Industry, with $1.48 billion in completions, leads in terms of project value, followed by the Power Industry, with $1.3 billion in planned completions, and the Oil & Gas Production Industry, with $704 million.

Click on the image at right for a breakdown by industry of planned Rocky Mountains project completions in the first half of 2018.

Within the Industrial Manufacturing Industry, data centers take first place in terms of project value. Among these is Facebook Incorporated's (NASDAQ:FB) (Menlo Park, California) data center in Los Lunas, New Mexico. Construction on the 510,000-square-foot building began in late 2016 and is expected to be wrapped in the coming months. The building features solar and wind power generation. Fortis Construction Incorporated (Portland, Oregon) is general contractor on the project, which has an estimated total investment value (TIV) of $250 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

In Cheyenne, Wyoming, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington) is wrapping up construction of a data center on a 120-acre site in North Range Business Park. Hensel Phelps is the general contractor on the project, which has an estimated TIV of $200 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report and March 21, 2018, article - Hensel Phelps at Work on $13.5 Billion in Active Projects, Mostly for Tech Leaders Intel, Microsoft.

Within the Power Industry, Torch Renewable Energy LLC (Houston, Texas) is nearing completion of a photovoltaic solar plant near Kingman, Arizona. The facility is being constructed on an 800-acre site and will generate 70 megawatts of power when completed. The project, which has an estimated TIV of $120 million, began construction last summer. Swinerton Incorporated (San Francisco, California) is providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) on the project. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

With a growing population, power transmission projects also feature heavily in the region. Among these is Arizona Public Service Company's (Phoenix, Arizona) transmission line from Maricopa County, Arizona, to Peoria, Arizona. Construction on the 40-mile, overhead, single-circuit transmission line began in the second half of 2016 and is expected to be completed this summer. Environmental Planning Group LLC (Phoenix) is a consultant on the project, which has an estimated TIV of $100 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

In the Oil & Gas Production Industry, DCP Midstream LP (NYSE:DCP) (Denver, Colorado) is underway with construction of a third train at its natural gas processing plant in Gilcrest, Colorado. The train will process 200 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, bringing the total plant capacity to 435 million cubic feet per day. Construction began last summer and is expected to be completed early this summer. Saulsbury Industries (Odessa, Texas) is providing EPC work on the project, which has an estimated TIV of $200 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

In Jal, New Mexico, Howard Midstream Energy Partners LLC (San Antonio, Texas) is underway with construction on a 200 million-cubic-foot-per-day natural gas processing plant. Construction on the $150 million project began in the second half of last year and is expected to be completed early this summer. Trailhead Engineering (Houston) is providing EPC work. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

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