U.S. Midwest to See More Than $2 Billion in Third-Quarter Industrial Manufacturing Project Starts

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industrial Info is tracking more than $2 billion in Industrial Manufacturing Industry projects that are planned to kick off in the U.S. Midwest market region in third-quarter 2019. The region includes Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska and South Dakota. Iowa, with 21 planned projects valued at $1.8 billion, leads in terms of both project value and number.

Click on the image at right for a breakdown by state of planned third-quarter Industrial Manufacturing project starts in the Midwest.

Data centers are popping up throughout the U.S., and the Midwest is no different. Among the largest projects planned to start in the upcoming quarter is Apple Incorporated's (NASDAQ:AAPL) (Cupertino, California) grassroot data center in Waukee, Iowa, near Des Moines. The 400,000-square-foot facility will feature two data halls and systems to support Apple services such as Siri, Facetime and iMessages. Construction is planned to be completed in the second half of 2020. Civil Designs Advantage (Grimes, Iowa) is providing engineering. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

Facebook Incorporated (NASDAQ:FB) (Menlo Park, California) is getting in on Iowa's data center action with the Phase VI expansion of its facility in Altoona, Iowa, also near Des Moines. The project entails construction of two buildings with a combined 1 million square feet. The construction also will add 60 megawatts of power. The project will kick off this summer, for completion in first-quarter 2021. Turner Construction Company (New York, New York) is the general contractor on the project, which has an estimated total investment value (TIV) of $275 million. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

With the rise in e-commerce comes the need for more distribution centers, and another big tech company, Amazon.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:AMZN) (Seattle, Washington), is planning to construct a grassroot facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on a 72-acre section of the NorthPark Business Center. The four-story facility will have a footprint of 647,500 square feet and total area of 2.56 million square feet. Ford & Associates Architects (Columbus, Ohio) is the architect. The project has an estimated TIV of $200 million and is expected to be completed in the summer of 2021. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

Northern Tool + Equipment (Burnsville, Minnesota) plans to kick off construction on a grassroot distribution center in Ankeny, Iowa. The 600,000-square-foot building will enable the company to serve more than 100 retails stores and online customers. The facility will be expandable by another 350,000 square feet. Ryan Companies US Incorporated (Minneapolis, Minnesota) is the general contractor on the project, which is expected to wrap up in early 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

Among the more traditional planned manufacturing projects is Trinity Rail Group LLC's (Dallas, Texas) grassroot railcar manufacturing and maintenance facility in Shell Rock, Iowa. The facility will manufacture, repair, maintain, inspect and test railcars. Construction is set for completion by the end of 2020. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

In Norfolk, Nebraska, Continental ContiTech (Norfolk) will expand its manufacturing plant. The project includes constructing a 19,000-square-foot building addition with supporting equipment for production of rubber for industrial hoses and whitewall passenger car tires. Crafts Incorporated (Norfolk) is the general contractor. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the plant expansion and equipment addition.

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