SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Jun 21, 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.

Edwardsport IGCC Generating Station Begins Commercial Operations

Duke Energy Corporation's (DUK) 630-megawatt, coal-fired Edwardsport Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Generating Station began commercial operations after two years of construction. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236006&refer=mw.

Conference Explores Options to Reuse Wastewater from Hydraulically Fractured Oil & Gas Wells

Because each shale formation has unique geologic and hydrological properties, as well as different regulatory structures, no "one size fits all" solution to the oil & gas industry's water challenges appears imminent, agreed speakers and attendees at the "Water Management for Shale Plays - 2013," conference. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=235927&refer=mw.

Midwest Generation to Sell Shuttered Crawford Power Station in Illinois

Crawford Power Station, which is in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by Midwest Generation EME LLC, a subsidiary of Edison International (EIX), closed in August 2012 and is now up for sale. The facility generated 788 megawatts and operated from coal, natural gas and fuel oil. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=235976&refer=mw.

Capital Construction Mid-Year Snapshot: Pharma-Bio Industry to Invest More than $16 Billion in 2013 Project Starts

With 2013 almost halfway complete, the North American Pharmaceutical-Biotech Industry is more than holding its own. The total for capital and maintenance projects scheduled to kick off this year is $16.3 billion. View the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info's Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/news/abstract.jsp?newsitemID=236065&refer=mw.

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