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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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Regional Economy

FaB and MATC release more details on Food Maker School

by cmp.admin November 12, 2014

BizTimes -- FaB Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Area Technical College have announced further details about the Food Maker School and Center of Excellence they are forming on the south side of Milwaukee. FaB Wisconsin is an industry cluster that encourages economic development among food and beverage manufacturers across the state. 

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Exeter Express & Echo: Hugo Swire marks start of work on Exeter Science Park climate cluster

by cmp.admin November 12, 2014

Exeter Express & Echo -- The next step in the development of Exeter Science Park has been celebrated as work begins on the access road to a new climate cluster. East Devon MP and Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire joined those involved in the project to mark the start of work on the Global Environmental Futures campus, where the Met Office intends to base part of its new £97m supercomputer, subject to planning permission. The turf cutting ceremony heralded the start of work on the road opening up the new cluster, which has been named Upp

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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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Regional Economy

Standard-Examiner: Ogden Exchange park key to economic development

by cmp.admin November 7, 2014

Jesus Lopez Jr., Standard-Examiner -- This week, Ogden officials announced plans to revitalize the area. If plans come to fruition, the area will have a chance to reclaim some of its economic glory. On Wednesday, Ogden City held a special open house and ground breaking at the Ogden Exchange Building, 600 W. Exchange Road.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Next Step Living Honored as Breakout Company of the Year at NECEC’s 7th Annual Green Tie Gala

by cmp.admin November 6, 2014

BOSTON -- NECEC (New England Clean Energy Council and NECEC Institute) awarded Boston-based Next Step Living its 2014 Green Tie Gala Award for Breakout Company of the Year last week.

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National Economy and Policy

Theory into Practice: The Geography of Jobs

by cmp.admin November 3, 2014

Theory into Practice -- The Geography of Jobs map is a dynamic visualization of job gains and losses over the last 15+ years for every metro area in the U.S. The red and blue bubbles represent a rolling 12-month net change in total employment for each metro area.

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IEDC's Cluster Crash Course Webinar Series Begins Tomorrow

by cmp.admin November 3, 2014

IEDC -- Whether targeting new sectors for growth or diversifying their economies, economic developers are most effective at attracting sustained investment when they understand corporate location requirements, identify specific opportunities based on their community, and market according to a cluster strategy. In the next ten years, a handful of innovative industrial sectors will be responsible for creating millions of highly-skilled, high-paying new jobs. For economic developers, these changes offer immense opportunity to build growth clusters.

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DBED inks cyber partnership with Dutch security cluster

by cmp.admin November 3, 2014

Tyler Waldman, Technical.ly Baltimore -- At the CyberMaryland conference in Baltimore on Thursday, state officials signed an international memorandum of understanding with The Hague Security Delta.

The MOU with the Dutch cluster of more than 400 companies will last three years and, Department of Business and Economic Development officials hope, will lead to economic growth opportunities in both regions.

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Regional Economy

WLOX: Gautier leaders expecting an economic boom at I-10-Hwy. 57

by cmp.admin November 3, 2014

Danielle Thomas, WLOX -- Gautier's mayor said every day there's a new inquiry from someone interested in opening a business in Gautier. He gives the credit to the city's economic development team, which he says has been working in overdrive. Mayor Gordon Gollott believes Gautier is on the cusp of an economic boom.

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Empowering Entrepreneurial Labs: New Lab-Corps Program Accelerates Energy Technologies to Market

by cmp.admin November 3, 2014

Tom Kalil and David Danielson, Office of Science and Technology Policy -- The Department of Energy national laboratories are American science and engineering powerhouses. These national treasures are generating innovative solutions to the world’s toughest energy challenges. However, promising solutions discovered at the laboratory bench can’t effectively address energy challenges unless and until they are successfully transferred to the marketplace as commercial products and services.

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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.