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Plant Start-Ups in Great Lakes Region Decrease 33% for Second Quarter, an Industrial Info News Alert
By MARKET WIRE
Apr 11, 2008 - 4:36:01 AM

SUGAR LAND, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/11/08 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- The Great Lakes region, despite the troubled timessome areas have been experiencing in recent years, is traditionally aregion of steady growth annually. The region continues to add new plants toits ranks each quarter despite the plant closures that have occurred acrossthe region. During the second quarter in 2007 some 60 new plants openedtheir doors in the Great Lakes and while the number is down 33% for thesecond quarter of 2008, an additional 45 new plants are still expected tobegin operation during the coming months, which represents over 5,400 newjobs.

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