SUGAR LAND--March 13, 2013--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--According to Industrial Info's North American Industrial Project Database, projects totaling more than $9.7 billion are set to kick off in the U.S. West Coast region from April through June of this year. The region includes the states of California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii.

California, with more than $5 billion in planned project starts, leads the region in terms of the value of planned projects, and as with most areas of the U.S., the Power Industry leads other industrial sectors in both the value and number of planned projects.