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Study finds fracking could revive manufacturing

By Sean Higgins
Published August 9, 2014 2:00pm ET
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Study finds fracking could revive manufacturing
As many as one million new manufacturing jobs could be created in the U.S. by 2025 thanks to the abundance of natural gas now available because of advances in fracking technology. (iStock Image)

As many as one million new manufacturing jobs could be created in the U.S. by 2025 thanks to the abundance of natural gas now available because of advances in fracking technology.

That’s according to “Shale Gas: A Game Changer for U.S. Manufacturing,” a study released late last month by the University of Michigan.

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