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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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  • Chambers of Commerce and Industry Associations (19)
  • Cluster Organizations and Initiatives (153)
  • Companies (43)
  • Federal Agencies (10)
  • Federal Labs (315)
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Organizations (296)
  • Other Organizations (21)
  • Regional Partnerships and Initiatives (443)
  • State and Local Government Agencies (50)
  • Think Tanks and Research Organizations (13)
  • Universities (120)
  1. Organizations
  2. Cluster Organizations and Initiatives

Ohio Aerospace Institute

OAI is a joint initiative of the NASA Glenn Research Center, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the State of Ohio, ten Ohio public and private universities granting doctoral degrees in aerospace-related engineering disciplines, and numerous companies engaged in aerospace activities. OAI and our partners engage in research and collaborative efforts that lead to innovative and cutting-edge technological solutions to complex aerospace problems.

Location

22800 Cedar Point Road

Cleveland, OH 44142

Oregon Association of Nurseries

The OAN represents and serves the interests of its members that grow, handle and retail ornamental horticultural products by fostering a favorable business and regulatory climate. The OAN provides opportunities for education, research and business development to all its members, including landscapers and allied businesses that supply goods and services to those who grow, handle and retail ornamental horticultural products in Oregon.

The Oregon Association of Nurseries strives to:

Location

29751 SW Town Center Loop W.

Wilsonville, OR 97070

Oregon Aviation Industries

Oregon Aviation Industries (ORAVI) provides economic development support for the 400 aviation related businesses in Oregon.

We are a non-profit membership organization focused on the aviation related traded-sector industries that bring outside dollars into our local economy.

Location

PO 313

Marylhurst, OR 97036

Oregon Bioscience Association

The Oregon Bioscience Association is at the center of Oregon’s growing biotechnology industry cluster. We provide workforce development, advocacy, and business services for the state’s biotechnology companies, research institutions, and service providers. 

Our mission is to promote the growth and quality of the bioscience industry in Oregon. We continually seek ways to support our membership community in achieving their full scientific, economic and social potential. 

Location

2828 SW Corbett Ave

Suite 115

Portland, OR 97201

Oregon Business Council

The Oregon Business Council is an association of more than 40 top business executives focused on public issues that affect Oregon's life and future. Founded in 1985, OBC is patterned after the national Business Roundtable and affiliate organizations in a number of other states. OBC is nonpartisan and independent, and its policy agenda is broader than the interests of individual businesses or industries.

Location

1100 SW Sixth Ave, Suite 1608

Portland, OR 97204

Oregon Creative Industries

VISION: Develop and maintain a trade association as a statewide public-private alliance to support Oregon’s creative industries through networking, promotion and advocacy; pooling the strengths and resources of a variety of creative industries-related organizations in order to increase business opportunities and revenue for the sector.

Location

OR

Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Our vision is to be the principal source of high performance business and technical assistance for Oregon's small to mid-sized manufacturers and the partner of choice for the economic development community. Our emphasis on transforming companies goes beyond the factory floor to create a ripple effect of positive sustainable impact on the business, the workforce, and the community.

Location

12909 SW 68th Parkway

Suite 140

Portland, OR 97223

Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association

At the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association, we are committed to making sure that all stakeholders in the Oregon solar energy industry are welcome, represented, and valued. OSEIA will facilitate the growth of the solar industry in a responsible and sustainable way, drive public policy which supports the rapid growth of the industry, and provide leadership in education and training for workforce development.

OSEIA was founded in 1981 to:

Location

PO Box 14927

Portland, OR 97293-0927

Oregon Tourism & Hospitality Industry Consortium

Tourism is an $8.7 billion industry for Oregon and employs nearly 88,000 Oregonians. Yet the broader hospitality industry, to which tourism is intricately linked, is even billions of dollars larger and employs tens of thousands of additional Oregonians. To fully grasp the potential of tourism in Oregon, we must recognize that it is intertwined in the much larger and exponentially more important Tourism and Hospitality Industry.

Location

OR 97301

OrthoWorx

The Northern Indiana Region represents one of the most concentrated centers of medical device manufacturing anywhere in the world. At OrthoWorx, our mission is to assure that our region continues to be the Orthopedic Capital of the World(r).  Our industry members employ nearly 7,000 in the region and account for a majority of the world's hip and knee joint replacements.

Location

102 S. Buffalo St.

Third Floor

Warsaw, IN 46580

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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.