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Building Strong Clusters for Strong Urban Economies

by The Initiative for a Competitive Inner CityJune 29, 2017

Insights for City Leaders from Four Case Studies in the U.S.
Each of the case studies highlighted in this report offers actionable insights to help city leaders galvanize their cluster building efforts. They represent unique insights for the two types of cluster growth models that exist in the U.S.—cluster initiatives and cluster-oriented economic development plans—in different contexts. For city leaders designing new cluster growth strategies, we also offer a set of six general recommendations to ensure the strategies will maximize economic growth.

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Regional Economy

Network Models of Regional Innovation Clusters and Their Impact on Economic Growth

by C. Scott Dempwolf, The George Washington Institute of Public Policy (GWIPP) November 24, 2014

Workshop on Tracking the Dynamics of Network Relations in Industry Clusters
George Washington University
November 7, 2014

An introduction to and assessment of the tools, models, and metrics of network-based cluster analysis. 

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Economic Policy

Responding to Manufacturing Job Loss: What Can Economic Development Policy Do?

by Patricia Atkins, Pamela Blumenthal, Leah Curran, Adrienne Edisis, Alec Friedhoff, Lisa Lowry, Travis St. Clair, Howard Wial, Harold Wolman, Metro Economy Series for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings November 24, 2014

America has lost millions of manufacturing jobs since 1980, which has been a serious economic blow to many U.S. metropolitan areas.

In response, metros have pursued an array of economic development strategies, some aimed at protecting or enhancing their manufacturing base, others at diversifying their local economies and attracting new kinds of industries, particularly service firms. 

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Measuring the Green Economy: Appendix Two

by U.S. Department of Commerce Economics & Statistics AdministrationNovember 3, 2014

The Administration is committed to fostering the development of a clean and energy-efficient economy; that is, a “green” economy. This means encouraging the development of green businesses and green products and services, which in turn will create “green jobs.”

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Regional Economy

Chronicle of Higher Education: Universities Remake Research Parks

by Paul Basken, Chronicle of Higher Education October 21, 2014

With 38,000 workers at more than 170 companies in 22 million square feet of buildings over 7,000 acres, Research Triangle Park is the largest research park in North America. And RTP isn’t just about its big corporate campuses—it has five buildings devoted to start-up ventures, and 60 percent of its companies have 20 employees or fewer. But today’s entrepreneurs, Mr. Geolas said in an interview, want more-inclusive settings where they can meet with one another, share ideas, find new workers, and just enjoy themselves.

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U.S. Cluster Mapping Launch Event Presentations: Full Listing

by Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of MinnesotaOctober 6, 2014

Michael E. Porter launched the new U.S. Cluster Mapping tool on September 29, 2014 in Minneapolis as part of a two-day conference called Mapping the Midwest’s Future, held by the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The conference hosted over 150 business leaders, policymakers, economic development officials and academics from twelve Midwest states and four Canadian provinces. The Humphrey School of Public Affairs has compiled a full listing of presentations from the conference, with documentation where available.

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Building a Successful Technology Cluster

by Maggie Theroux Fieldsteel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency September 26, 2014

In keeping with the objectives outlined in its 2012 Technology Innovation Roadmap, EPA aims to encourage technological innovation by supporting the development of clusters focused on environmental technology. This report reviews existing literature on industry clusters by Porter, Smilor, Gibson, Kozmetsky, Phillips, and others to summarize the prerequisites for the successful creation of a technology innovation cluster and promote the practices that will sustain it.

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Regional Economy

The Illinois Science and Technology Roadmap, September 2014

by Illinois Science & Technology CoalitionSeptember 24, 2014

Universities and national labs have the power to drive Illinois’ 21st-century knowledge economy by infusing talent and technology across a spectrum of industries to create new products, companies, and jobs. According to the state’s recently published economic development plan, for every new high-tech position in metro areas, an average of five additional local jobs are created—two in professional fields and three in nonprofessional fields. Given this economic multiplier, fostering research activity within the state is an important priority.

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Regional Economy
Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Re-Examining Maine's Economic Position, Innovation Ecosystem and Prospects for Growth in its Technology-Intensive Industry Clusters

by Battelle, Maine Technology Institute September 24, 2014

Nearly five years after the Great Recession of 2008, the road to economic recovery has been sluggish nationwide – with employment and economic activity still below levels recorded before the severe recession hit. Of particular concern is that the growth in Maine, along with that of the rest of New England, continues to lag behind even the sluggish growth of the overall U.S. recovery.

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Regional Economy

California Regional Economic Analysis Profile

by California Employment Development Department, Labor Market Information Division July 29, 2014

The California Employment Development Department's Labor Market Information Division has produced a series of products titled "Regional Economic Analysis Profiles" to help target clusters for investment in the fields of workforce development, economic development, and education in California. The purpose of this report is to help align the state’s workforce institutions and programs around the needs of regional industry clusters.

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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.