Indiana Leads Great Lakes Region in Industrial Project Construction, But Could Drop in 2010

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Indiana has 52 industrial capital and maintenance projects totaling $8.5 billion currently under construction, making it the leading state in the six-state Great Lakes Region, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Second on the list is Illinois with 55 projects totaling $8.2 billion.

While spending is down significantly from previous years, Indiana remains the top state in the region for projects under construction. In 2008, for example, there was $11 billion worth of industrial projects under construction in the state. For additional information, see related October 17, 2008, news article - Indiana Leads Great Lakes States with $11 Billion of Industrial Project Construction.

However, Indiana could lose its rank as the No. 1 state this year, as the value of planned construction starts for the state in 2010 is only $3.4 billion, substantially less than previous years. The $3.4 billion comes in the form of 146 projects scheduled to start construction this year.

Click on the image at right to view a chart showing the breakdown of planned construction starts by industry in Indiana.

The largest project scheduled to begin construction this year in Indiana is a $380 million wind energy project near the town of Brookston. Horizon Wind Energy LLC (Bloomington, Illinois) is planning to start construction this spring on a third-phase expansion at the Meadow Lake windfarm to add 100 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines. Horizon Wind Energy currently operates 299 MW of wind capacity at Meadow Lake. Power generation projects account for about a third of the project value planned to begin construction in 2010. Alternative Fuels, Industrial Manufacturing and Metals & Minerals round out the majority of the remaining projects.

Looking to future years, 78 projects totaling $8.3 billion are planned to begin construction in Indiana in 2011 and beyond. Indiana trails Illinois with 145 projects totaling $26.1 billion, Ohio with 101 project totaling $25.3 billion, and Michigan with 66 projects totaling $25 billion.

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