More than 400 contract companies are building the $2.4 billion Wacker plant set to open next year.The metro Cleveland, Tenn., area, which has added construction jobs in the past year as the $2 billion Wacker Chemical plant takes shape in Charleston, Tenn., was among the top U.S. metro areas in construction job growth from August 2013 to August 2014.
• 1. Lake Charles, La., 27.9 percent growth
• 2. Monroe, Mich., 27.3 percent
• 3. Owensboro, Ky., 25 percent growth
• 4. Fort Walton Beach, Fla., 23.7 percent growth