38% of Rockies' plants located in Colorado and Arizona
The Rocky Mountain Region includes the eight states of Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico and Wyoming, each of which has a significant level of industrial plant activity. Colorado and Arizona claim the majority of operational plants out of the region’s total of more than 2,100. When combined, Colorado’s 490 and Arizona’s 345 sites total 38 percent of the region’s operational plants.
Of the 490 sites scattered throughout different industry sectors in Colorado, the majority are within the food and beverage area, with 84 production sites. Out of the 345 plants found in Arizona, the bulk of them are traced from the industrial manufacturing sector, which totals 92 sites.
Click on the image at right to view a breakdown of industrial plant distribution in the Rocky Mountain Region by state.
The future remains bright for Arizona and Colorado, which together also claim the majority of future plant locations, with respectively 75 and 57 sites in various stages of development. While the spotlight remains on the two regional leaders, the Rocky Mountains as a whole anticipates substantial new plant construction growth with a total of 375 proposed facilities either in planning, engineering or construction phases.
While the region continues to expand as a whole within the industrial sector, it remains to be seen how long Arizona and Colorado will continue to be the regional leaders for operational production sites. Utah is in close range, currently claiming 15 percent of the operational locations within the Rocky Mountains. Utah, mirroring its neighbor state of Arizona, derives most of its operational plants from the Industrial Manufacturing sector with 75 sites.
The region, as covered in Industrial Info’s Rocky Mountain Online Plant Directory, has more than 2,100 industrial plant sites. The oil and gas transmission industry is the leader within the region with 370 operational plants. Metals and minerals and the food and beverage sector, tied for second, each with 331 operational industrial sites.
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Of the 490 sites scattered throughout different industry sectors in Colorado, the majority are within the food and beverage area, with 84 production sites. Out of the 345 plants found in Arizona, the bulk of them are traced from the industrial manufacturing sector, which totals 92 sites.
Click on the image at right to view a breakdown of industrial plant distribution in the Rocky Mountain Region by state.The future remains bright for Arizona and Colorado, which together also claim the majority of future plant locations, with respectively 75 and 57 sites in various stages of development. While the spotlight remains on the two regional leaders, the Rocky Mountains as a whole anticipates substantial new plant construction growth with a total of 375 proposed facilities either in planning, engineering or construction phases.
While the region continues to expand as a whole within the industrial sector, it remains to be seen how long Arizona and Colorado will continue to be the regional leaders for operational production sites. Utah is in close range, currently claiming 15 percent of the operational locations within the Rocky Mountains. Utah, mirroring its neighbor state of Arizona, derives most of its operational plants from the Industrial Manufacturing sector with 75 sites.
The region, as covered in Industrial Info’s Rocky Mountain Online Plant Directory, has more than 2,100 industrial plant sites. The oil and gas transmission industry is the leader within the region with 370 operational plants. Metals and minerals and the food and beverage sector, tied for second, each with 331 operational industrial sites.
Industrial Info Resources provides marketing communication services ranging from industrial database solutions to market forecasting, custom analytics and specialty promotions. For more information, visit www.industrialinfo.com.