SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Jan 6, 2014) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Industrial firms are lining up a record number of projects in the U.S. Southwest market region, which includes Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Texas, that are scheduled to begin construction during 2014. Spurred on by oil and gas development, industrial firms are investing heavily in oil and gas production, transmission, storage and refining facilities, as well as downstream chemical processing plants, looking to take advantage of inexpensive natural gas feedstock.

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