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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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Harvard Business School U.S. Economic Development Administration

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U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Atlanta Regional Office

As the only federal government agency focused exclusively on economic development, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) plays a critical role in fostering regional economic development efforts in communities across the nation. Through strategic investments that foster job creation and attract private investment, EDA supports development in economically distressed areas of the United States.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE AND STATES COVERED

Alabama
Tom Pellegrino
401 West Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 1820
Atlanta, GA 30308-3510
(404) 730-3028
tpellegrino@eda.gov

Florida & Georgia
Jonathan Corso
401 West Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 1820 
Atlanta, GA 30308-3510
(404) 730-3023
jcorso@eda.gov

Kentucky
Pamela Farmer
401 West Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 1820
Atlanta, GA 30308-3510
(606) 674-2302
pfarmer@eda.gov

Mississippi
Gilbert (Gil) Patterson
401 West Peachtree Street NW
Suite 1820
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510
(404) 730-3032
gpatterson2@eda.gov

South Carolina
Robin Cooley
1835 Assembly Street
Suite 1075
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 253-3640
rcooley@eda.gov

North Carolina
Hillary Sherman
401 West Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 1820
Atlanta, GA 30308-3510
(404) 730-3013
hsherman@eda.gov

Tennessee
Bertha Partin
401 West Peachtree Street NW
Suite 1820
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510
(606) 337-4031
bpartin@eda.gov

Regions: 
Alabama ,
Florida ,
Georgia ,
Kentucky ,
Mississippi ,
South Carolina ,
North Carolina ,
Tennessee
Primary activity: 
Business development
Secondary activities: 
Networking ,
Training and education
Which sector does your organization belong to?: 
Public (i.e. state or municipal agency, federal lab)
Website: 
U.S. Economic Development Administration

Organization Type

Federal Agencies

Contact Info

H. Philip Paradice, Jr., Regional Director

hparadice@eda.gov

+1 404-730-3002

Location

401 West Peachtree Street, NW

Suite 1820

Atlanta, GA 30308

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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.