SUGAR LAND--June 13, 2017--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The U.S. Midwest region is hosting a wide variety of project kickoffs scheduled for the second half of 2017, with renewable energy, public transportation and social media accounting for much of the project growth. Industrial Info is tracking more than $14.7 billion in active projects that are slated to begin construction in the region from July through December, with almost 75% of the total attributed to just four industries: Power Generation, Industrial Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical & Biotech and Food & Beverage.

Within this article: Details on some of the highest-valued projects currently slated to begin construction in the Midwest in the second half of the year, including those from diverse companies such as Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), Facebook Incorporated (NASDAQ:FB), Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), AG Processing Incorporated, Apex Clean Energy and Aksamit Resource Management.