U.S. Midwest Sees Windfarms, Rail Upgrades Drive More Than $8.5 Billion in First-Quarter 2016 Project Kickoffs, an Industrial Info News Alert

SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Nov 19, 2015) - Windfarms, freight-rail projects and a single biotechnology park account for almost two-thirds of the $8.54 billion in projects set to begin construction in the U.S. Midwest region in first-quarter 2016, according to Industrial Info's project database. More than 70% of the total is attributed to just three industries: Power, Pharmaceutical & Biotech, and Industrial Manufacturing.

Within this article: Details on projects set to begin construction in the U.S. Midwest in first-quarter 2016, including those from major companies such as Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated (NYSE:BRK.A), MidAmerican Energy, Rimrock Midstream, Hess Corporation (NYSE:HES), NextEra Energy Incorporated (NYSE:NEE), Electricite de France S.A., DCP Midstream LLC, Consolidated Edison Incorporated (NYSE:ED) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Corporation.

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