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SUGAR LAND--December 18, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Based on an analysis of active industrial capital and maintenance projects beginning construction in 2008 or scheduled to begin construction in 2009 or beyond, engineering and construction firms remain busy going into 2009. Industrial Info is currently tracking more than 3,700 industrial projects in North America that have consulting, engineering or construction contractors working on them. These projects, representing $813 billion in total investment value, are either already under construction or are scheduled to begin construction in 2009-10.

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OmniVision (OVTI) is a fabless OEM (an original equipment manufacturer who outsources chip fabrication) of image sensors and support circuitry used within handsets and applications in other mass markets. The Sunnyvale, CA firm is currently rated a Hold with a $15 target price. Shares have fallen from $24+ peak just about one year ago, now trading just over $12 per share. The shares have traded down over the last two months, but we are reiterating our Hold rating in view of uncertainties in consumer spending and possible market share losses in China. OmniVision has a strong position in the fast growing CMOS image sensor market and is particularly dominant in the camera phone market. All the top handset manufacturers have expressed interest in the BSI technology and the product will be incorporated into cell phones shipping in[More...]

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Companies featured in this segment: Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated (NYSE:JEC), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Ashland Incorporated (NYSE:ASH), Reliance Infrastructure Limited (BOM:500390), NMDC Limited (BOM:526371), Steel Authority of India (BOM:500113), American Electric Power Company Incorporated (NYSE:AEP)

Companies featured in this segment: Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD), Targa Resources Partners LP (NASDAQ:NGLS), Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC), UBS (NYSE:UBS), Westar Energy Incorporated (NYSE:WR), American Electric Power Company (NYSE:AEP), Berkshire Hathaway Incorporated (NYSE:BRK.A), KOBE Steel Limited (OTC:KBSTY), TreeHouse Foods Incorporated (NYSE:THS), ProLogis (NYSE:PLD), Honeywell International Incorporated (NYSE:HON), ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP)

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