U.S. & Canada Plant Openings Could Create 17,000 Jobs in First-Quarter 2013

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to Industrial Info's most recent data in our North American Industrial Plant Database, approximately 207 grassroot plants are set to begin operations in the first quarter of 2013, accounting for the creation of approximately 17,000 new jobs in the U.S. and Canada. To date, 68 of these plants, representing about 9,700 employees, have already begun operations.

Click on image at right for a breakdown market region of planned 1Q13 plant openings.

Tennessee and Virginia, with about 1,300 jobs each, represent significant areas of new employment.

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