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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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      How do I compare different clusters on a national level?

      How do I find my region’s strongest cluster(s)?

      How do I identify which cluster my industry belongs in?

      How do I compare local vs traded clusters?

      Are there overlaps between the clusters?

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    • Data by Region

      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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      How is my region doing, especially in comparison to its peer regions?

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      The Community of Practice enables practitioners to share Resources, post Blogs, and find partner Organizations. View and contribute content of interest to the cluster based economic development community.

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2014 America on the Move Summit at Harvard Business School

by jzhao March 3, 2014

Just hours after President Obama proposed corporate tax reform in exchange for congressional support of a $302 billion transportation bill to pay for badly needed repairs to the nation’s decaying highways, roads, and bridges, power brokers from business, academia, and the federal government gathered at Harvard Business School on February 26, 2014 to begin a private, two-day summit called America on the Move: Transportation and Infrastructure for the 21st Century.

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Brookings Forum: Powering Advanced Industries - A Bipartisan Dialogue on State Strategies

by jzhao February 24, 2014

Innovation and STEM-worker intensive advanced industries drive regional and national economic development in the United States. For that reason, states like Colorado and Tennessee are increasingly taking a lead in fostering these crown-jewel industries.

In Colorado, Governor John Hickenlooper is actively working to promote innovation in his state’s advanced industry sector, including the space and aerospace economy, which provides thousands of jobs in both the public and private sectors with spillover effects in advanced telecommunications, software, and advanced materials.

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PLAN Washington launch event in Seattle

by jzhao February 24, 2014

Add your voice to Washington's future by being a part of PLAN Washington, a new non-partisan, business-led initiative that is focused on making Washington a top 5 state in shared economic prosperity and quality of life. Announced by the Washington Business Alliance, this meeting will convene a community of business leaders working toward an inclusive and sustainable economic future for the state.

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2014 Innovation and the City conference in Boston, MA

by jzhao February 20, 2014

Boston's first annual Innovation and the City conference was held on January 9-10, 2014 at District Hall in the city's Innovation District. The colloquium convened scholars, policy makers, and practitioners to explore the opportunities and drawbacks associated with innovation-based urban economic development. Speakers included Bruce Katz (Brookings Institution), Paul Parkhill (Spaceworks NYC), and Dan Kinkead (Detroit Future City).

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2013 Minneapolis-St. Paul Regional Cluster Competitiveness Forum

by jzhao February 20, 2014

Please join our project partner, the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Regional Cluster Competitiveness Forum.

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U.S.-Russia cluster collaboration at the 2012 Open Innovations International Forum in Moscow

by cmp.admin September 20, 2012

The U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission is encouraging collaboration between cluster organizations in the two countries. Read the attached letter for an opportunity to meet Russian cluster organizations at an event in early November 2012.

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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.