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      A cluster is a regional concentration of related industries that arise out of the various types of linkages or externalities that span across industries in a particular location. The U.S. Benchmark Cluster Definitions are designed to enable systemic comparison across regions. View and compare clusters across the U.S.

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      A region is broadly defined as a county, economic area (EA), metro/micropolitan statistical area (MSA), or state. The U.S. Benchmark Cluster Definitions use the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis defined economic areas. View and compare regions across the U.S.

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SSTI 2017 Conference in DC

by StuartMVG September 7, 2017

SSTI’s annual conference engages those involved in the innovation economy in a dynamic exploration of the advances and challenges facing our community. Gather with your peers to help build solutions in the face of uncertain funding and other roadblocks, and to share practices that strengthen science, tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Find out more here.

September 13th - 15th in Washington, D.C.

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North American Leaders Focus on Trade and Competitiveness Cohesion through Cluster Maps

by StuartMVG July 5, 2016

On June 29th, 2016, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, discussed ways to advance trade and competitiveness, at the 2016 North American Leaders’ Summit. 

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Transatlantic cluster cooperation kicks off with fruitful U.S. - EU exchange

by StuartMVG December 16, 2015

Christophe Guichard and Tshanda Kalombo - From 17 to 19 November 2015, 77 national and regional cluster policy-makers, experts and researchers from both the United States and the European Union gathered in Boston and Washington for a workshop to exchange experiences and best practices on cluster mapping, cluster portals and cluster-based economic development policies.

Read the full report here

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February 5: Powering Prosperity: Introducing America’s Advanced Industries

by cmp.admin January 20, 2015

Brookings -- Innovation and STEM-worker (science, technology, engineering, and math) intensive “advanced industries” are the prime movers of regional and national economic competitiveness in the United States. Industries like aerospace and auto, oil and gas extraction, or software and health IT stand at the forefront of the most disruptive technological and business dynamics of the moment, and will be central to U.S. prosperity going forward.

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January 22: NACo/NADO to Hold Information Webinar on EDA Coal Communities Challenge

by cmp.admin January 20, 2015

The National Association of Counties and the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation, with support from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, have launched a new competition for communities experiencing economic challenges resulting from the contraction of the coal industry.

Join NACo and NADO on Thursday, 1/22 at 2pm ET to learn more about the challenge and ask questions to competition organizers. For more information about the competition, please read more.

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Dec 3, 4:30 PM: Accelerating Industry-Led Regional Partnerships for Talent Development Federal Funding Opportunity Webinar

by cmp.admin November 25, 2014

Accelerating Industry-Led Regional Partnerships for Talent Development Federal Funding Opportunity Webinar
Wed, Dec 3, 2014 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST

EDA Assistant Secretary Jay Williams will provide an introduction of the Accelerating Industry-Led Regional Partnerships for Talent Development Federal Funding Opportunity. He will be joined by Kate McAdams, Senior Advisor to Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and Bryan Borlik, Director of the EDA Performance and National Programs division. 

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Thursday, November 20, 1PM EST: USCMP Golden Shovel Webinar

by cmp.admin November 17, 2014

Today, far too often important economic development decisions are being made with a lack of transparent, comparable data and analysis. U.S. Cluster Mapping takes one key step in the direction of bringing together state of the art research in clusters, combined with 52+ economic indicators into an online, open-data, open-source platform that allows practitioners to make more informed decisions about economic development, both in the U.S. and abroad. This webinar will be an interactive session that will take you through the tool and how best to use it to achieve your goals. 

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TCI Global Conference, Nov. 10-13: "Creating Shared Value through Clusters for a Sustainable Future"

by cmp.admin November 11, 2014

17th TCI Global Conference
“Creating shared value through clusters for a sustainable future”
10-13 November 2014, Monterrey, Mexico
www.tci2014.org

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Finance and Commerce: Focus economic development on ‘clusters,’ not subsidies

by jzhao October 3, 2014

James Warden, Finance and Commerce -- Minnesota and other states need to abandon conventional economic development strategies and instead zero in on sectors in which they have a competitive advantage and an established industry, speakers said Monday during a conference at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. A cluster approach brings focus to economic development efforts that are often disconnected from the realities on the ground, said Michael Porter, a Harvard Business School professor who led the cluster mapping effort for the U.S.

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Minneapolis StarTribune Blog: Harvard prof says economy "disturbing," but not because of recession: 5 takeaways

by jzhao October 1, 2014

Adam Belz -- Michael Porter was in the Twin Cities on Monday talking about regional clusters, American stagnation and the country's failed economic development efforts. He was helping roll out Cluster Mapping, which he, the U.S. Department of Commerce and many others hope will be a tool for better economic development policy. For the purposes of this blog, here are five takeaways from Porter's presentation, and from the data:

1.  Most Americans are struggling in the economy and it's not because of the recession.

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The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project is led by Professor Michael E. Porter at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School.

This project is funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration.