SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Jun 28, 2013) - 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 Starts in First-Half 2013 Up From 2012

Industrial Info is tracking more than 3,000 projects with a combined total investment value of $81.9 billion that have kicked off in the U.S. since January, or are planned to begin before the end of this month, according to the June 2013 edition of Industrial Info's NavigatIIR Newsletter. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236113&refer=mw.

Full Pipeline of Business for North American Oil & Gas Transmission Industry

So far in 2013, business has been good for the North American Oil, Gas & Refined Products Transmission Industry, and developers have scheduled a large number of projects to start during the next 12 months, according to Industrial Info. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236133&refer=mw.

Mississippi Lime Shale Formation Offers Billion-Dollar Water Play

The Mississippi Lime is sometimes overlooked in discussions on U.S. shale formations. The play has been drilled for decades with conventional vertical drilling practices. But horizontal drilling technology and hydraulic fracturing techniques are causing Oil & Gas Producers to take a second look at the formation. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236163&refer=mw.

Lake County Rises to the Top of $26.8 Billion in Indiana Industrial Project Developments

Industrial firms in Indiana are developing 386 projects totaling $26.8 billion, according to Industrial Info. The top 10 counties account for 66% of the project activity. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236183&refer=mw.

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