SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Jan 24, 2014) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Here are Industrial Info's most-read stories from the past week. Browse other breaking industrial news stories at www.industrialinfo.com.

Project Restarts Strengthen U.S. Industrial Sector
 As project activity and spending continue to increase in many U.S. industrial sectors, Industrial Info is tracking approximately 580 projects in the U.S. worth $140 billion that were previously canceled or placed on hold that have returned to an active status. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=240297&refer=mw.

Tennessee Hosts $23 Billion Worth of Active Industrial Projects
 Tennessee has 287 active industrial projects totaling more than $23 billion, making it the second-largest state in the U.S. Southeast for industrial project activity after Georgia. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=240346&refer=mw.

Duke Energy, Georgia Power Join Growing List of North American Power Plant Demolition Projects
 Industrial Info is tracking 58 demolition projects in North America, which are valued at more than $3 billion in investment value. Two of these projects are nuclear plants, while 42 are coal-fired power plants that have been closed and are scheduled to be demolished over the coming years. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=240350&refer=mw.

ONEOK Partners Grows its Williston Basin Gas-Related Footprint
 ONEOK Partners LP is increasing its investment in the Williston Basin by earmarking between $650 million and $780 million to build a natural gas-processing facility in North Dakota and expand an NGL pipeline from that state to Colorado. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=240267&refer=mw.

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