U.S. Southwest Leads Nation With More Than $18 Billion in Second-Quarter 2015 Construction Starts, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Mar 5, 2015) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- The Southwest leads all other U.S. geographic regions in the total investment value for projects currently planned to kick off in second-quarter 2015, at $18.29 billion. Low commodity prices, particularly for natural gas, are driving much of the spending, with almost 70% of the total coming from three industries: Oil & Gas Production, Power, and Chemical Processing.

Within this article: Details on key projects set to kick off construction in second-quarter 2015, including those from major companies such as Cheniere Energy Incorporated, Competitive Power Ventures Incorporated, Shintech Louisiana LLC and INCA Refining LLC.

Other companies featured: General Electric (NYSE:GE).

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