Utah, Wyoming are Wide-Open Spaces for $870 Million in Project Kickoffs

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Utah and Wyoming are on the cutting edge of technology development and energy expansion, with more than $870 million worth of projects set to begin construction in the second quarter. Much of this amount is driven by a friendly business atmosphere for tech firms and mid/downstream companies.

Click on the image at right for a graph detailing active projects in Utah and Wyoming, by industry.

Among the highest-valued projects are a pair of data centers for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) (Redmond, Washington) in Wyoming, which offers steep tax incentives to companies that make $5 million worth of investments in capital infrastructure within the state, in addition to $2 million or more in data center equipment and software purchases. Utah, meanwhile, is revamping several pipelines and refineries.

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