In its annual economic development report, Norfolk Southern said it worked with 120 companies in 2022 to help develop 159 industrial development projects valued at a combined $3.2 billion.
One of those was Commercial Metals Company, which spent $450 million to build a rebar steel mill in West Virginia.
Also in West Virginia, CONSOL Energy spent $100 million on the Itmann Preparation Plant in Itmann, West Virginia, to produce premium, low-vol metallurgical coking coal to serve the domestic and international steel markets.
In a news release, NS said it helps businesses identify rail-served sites that reliable, sustainable and efficient transportation.
This year NS said it is working with 33 companies that have announced plans for a new production facility or a significant plant expansion along the NS rail network or with one of its short-line partners.
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