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Data: Planned Industrial Projects End 2023 on Strong Note

The distribution and supply chain sector saw healthy month-to-month growth in project counts, with Texas leading the way geographically.

January 5, 2024

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SalesLeads, a B2B sales leads and account intelligence platform, tracked 424 new planned industrial construction projects in December across North America, one more than in November. The firm noted that industrial projects activity has remained stable in recent months.

Here’s how those planned projects break down by type in December:

  • Manufacturing Facilities – 137 New Projects
  • Processing Facilities – 95 New Projects
  • Distribution and Industrial Warehouse – 204 New Projects
  • Power/Energy/Oil and Gas – 9 New Projects
  • Laboratory Facilities – 20 New Projects
  • Mine – 0 New Projects
  • Terminal – 0 New Projects
  • Pipeline – 0 New Projects
Source: SalesLeads Inc.

And here’s where those projects are by location (top 10 states)

  • Texas – 29
  • California – 28
  • New York- 25
  • Florida – 22
  • Ohio – 22
  • Michigan – 19
  • Indiana – 18
  • North Carolina – 17
  • Georgia – 15
  • Wisconsin – 14

Distribution & Supply Chain Projects

The 204 distribution and supply chain industry new projects that SalesLeads tracked improved from 175 in November and was the third month out of the last four in 2023 with at least 200 projects.

 

Source: SalesLeads Inc.

Within the distribution and supply chain sector, here’s how those projects broke down by project type:

  • Distribution/Fulfillment Centers – 19 New Projects
  • Industrial Warehouse – 186 New Projects

Here’s how those distribution and supply chain sector projects broke down by project scope/activity:

  • New Construction – 90 New Projects
  • Expansion – 59 New Projects
  • Renovations/Equipment Upgrades – 50 New Projects
  • Closing – 8 New Projects

And here’s the locations breakdown of those distribution and supply chain projects (top 5 states):

  • Texas – 23
  • California – 16
  • Florida – 14
  • Georgia – 11
  • North Carolina – 9

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Mike Hockett

MDM Executive Editor

Mike Hockett is the MDM Executive Editor and has led MDM’s editorial direction across its various content channels since 2022.

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