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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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Heartland Forward

Heartland Forward, an institute for economic renewal, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit “think and do tank” focused on improving economic performance in the center of the United States. Heartland Forward is based in Bentonville, Arkansas, but our work focuses on the entire Heartland region.

Location

110 NW 2nd Street

Suite 300

Bentonville, AR 72712

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City of Millington, TN

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Location

7930 Nelson St

Millington, TN 38053

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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

Location

401 West Peachtree Street, NW

Suite 1820

Atlanta, GA 30308

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Agricultural Research Service - Beltsville Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Beltsville Area consists of ARS programs at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Md.; the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C.; and worksites in Chatsworth, N.J.; Presque Isle, Maine; and McMinnville, Tenn. BARC is the largest and most diversified agricultural research complex in the world. Beltsville's record of accomplishments and ongoing programs has made it a world leader in agriculture research. Its international reputation attracts thousands of visitors each year from the United States and abroad.

Location

10300 Baltimore Blvd.

Beltsville, MD 20705

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Tennessee Water Science Center, U.S. Department of the Interior

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Location

640 Grassmere Park

Nashville, TN 37211

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy

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Location

111B Union Valley Road

Oak Ridge, TN 0

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Y-12 National Security Complex, U.S. Department of Energy

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37830 Bear Creek Road

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

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Arnold Engineering Development Center, U.S. Department of Defense - Air Force

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Location

1099 Ave. C

Arnold AFB, TN 37389

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Agricultural Research Service - Mid South Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Mission of the Southeast Area is to support and direct quality research programs that solve the problems of our customers and stakeholders in the most efficient and effective way possible. We do this by:

Location

141 Experiment Station Road

Stoneville, MS 38776

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Roane State Community College

Roane State Community College received $1.64 million grant that will fund several initiatives designed to promote the growth of the composites industry in East Tennessee. The grant was awarded as part of a $37 million Jobs & Innovation Accelerator Challenge, a multi-agency competition to support the advancement of 20- high-growth, regional industry clusters. Roane State's grant targeted composites, with a focus on low-cost carbon fiber technology.

Location

276 Patton Lane

Harriman, TN

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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.