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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?

      How do I find subregions related to my region?

      How do I use the map view to visualize economic data across the country?

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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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Ramsey County St. Paul WorkForce Center

Our WorkForce Centers help job seekers find employment, help businesses find workers, and help anyone at any stage explore and plan careers.

Location

540 Fairview Avenue

North St. Paul, MN 55104-1707

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Minnesota Innovation Lab (MNilab)

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Packaging Technology and Research

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Location

PO Box 865

stiilwater, MN 55082

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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system is the largest single provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota and the fifth largest system of colleges and universities in the United States. The system includes 31 institutions (24 technical and community colleges and seven state universities) spanning 54 campuses across 47 Minnesota communities serving more than 430,000 students annually.

Location

30 7th St. E.

Suite 350

St. Paul, MN 55101-7804

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GREATER MSP (Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership)

GREATER MSP is a private non-profit organization (501C3) dedicated to providing public and private sector leadership, coordination and engagement to grow the economy of the 16-County Minneapolis Saint Paul region. With its economic development partners throughout the region, GREATER MSP is advancing a coordinated regional economic development strategy, a coordinated regional brand to promote the region’s assets, and a coordinated regional business retention, expansion, and recruitment program to stimulate capital investment and job creation in the region. 

Location

400 N Robert St #1600

St. Paul, MN 55101

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University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality

Extension's Center for Community Vitality is here to help communities in Minnesota make important choices – with programs and applied research projects that engage the entire community and provide valuable information. The Community Economics team helps communities retain and expand local businesses, know and grow the retail sector, make informed public finance decisions and develop tourism opportunities.

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1420 Eckles Ave

St. Paul, MN 55108

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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.