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Mapping a nation of regional clusters
The U.S. Cluster Mapping Portal (ClusterMapping.us) provides over 50 million open data records on industry clusters and regional business environments to promote economic growth and U.S. competitiveness. The project is led by Professor Michael Porter through Harvard Business School's Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness in partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Economic Development Administration. |
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Thursday, November 20, 1PM EST: U.S. Cluster Mapping Portal
Golden Shovel Webinar
 As part of Golden Shovel's Expert Webinar series, the U.S. Cluster Mapping Project's Sarah Jane Maxted will be presenting The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project: A New Tool for Regional Economic Development. This webinar will be an interactive session that will take you through the tool and how best to use it to achieve your goals. The session will take place on November 20th, 2014 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST and attendance is free of charge. Register |
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TCI 2014 Global Conference in Monterrey, Mexico, Nov 10-13
MONTERREY, N.L., MEXICO -- TCI's annual conference took place in Monterrey, Mexico, N.L., from November 10-13, 2014. Highlights of the global conference program included four immersive cluster labs, twelve plenary sessions, twelve parallel sessions, cluster-to-cluster meetings, and networking events. The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project presented at the conference. Mexican Undersecretary of Industry and Commerce Rogelio Garza and MIT Sloan Professor Scott Stern were featured speakers, along with the U.S. Small Business Administration's John Spears and many others. All conference presentations and photos are available on TCI's Slideshare and Flickr. Learn more |
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A New Direction for North Shore Alliance for Economic Development
 Ethan Forman, The Salem Daily News -- Back in December 2011, the North Shore Alliance for Economic Development drove the discussion about what it would mean for the North Shore if a $1 billion resort casino were built at Suffolk Downs. The alliance, whose members are made up of business leaders, those in higher education and elected officials, has identified life sciences, health care, local food and food processing, tourism, advanced manufacturing and the creative economy as clusters of growth on the North Shore. Learn more
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Greg Cox on San Diego's Blue Tech Cluster
 Marine Technology News -- San Diego's maritime industry and related economic activity comprise the regional "Blue Economy" that was recognized in the 2012 San Diego Maritime Industry Report as an economic powerhouse. It includes everything from shipbuilding to underwater robotics, from desalination technology to aquafarms. It even includes our new open-air, dockside seafood market that is providing San Diego's commercial fishermen a way to sell directly to the public and support their families. We have the largest concentrated maritime technology cluster in the U.S. and probably in the world and we have a commitment from government, businesses and community leaders to support and develop our Blue Economy. Learn more |
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Northeast
November 19, Boston, MA: Celebrating Entrepreneurship of All Kinds (Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce) Learn more
December 2-3, New York, NY: Chief Innovation Officer Summit (The Innovation Enterprise, Deloitte) Learn more
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Mid-Atlantic
December 9-12, Washington, DC: National Conference of State Legislatures Forum Register
February 21-25, Washington, DC: NACo Legislative Forum (National Association of Counties) Learn more
March 23-24, 2015, Washington, DC: SelectUSA Investment Summit Learn more
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December 2-5, Boca Raton, FL: AURP 2014 International Conference: Regionalism for Innovation & Growth (Association of University Research Parks; Research Park at Florida Atlantic University) Register
December 3-5, New Orleans, LA: APLU Higher Education State Government Relations Conference (American Association of Community Colleges; American Association of State Colleges and Universities; Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities; Council for Advancement and Support of Education; Task Force on Higher Education Government Relations) Register
January 25-27, 2015, Palm Beach County, FL: IEDC Leadership Summit: Gateways to Economic Competitiveness Learn more
January 25-27, 2015, Fort Myers, FL: NBIA's Ninth Summit for Advanced Incubation Professionals (National Business Incubation Association) Register
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Midwest
November 17-23, Kansas City, MO: Global Entrepreneurship Week (Kauffman Foundation) Learn more
December 1-3, Cincinnati, OH: EDFS Peer Learning Conference (NADO, Economic Development Finance Service) Learn more
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West
November 18-22, Austin, TX: National League of Cities, Congress of Cities and Exposition Register
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Online
November 19, 2:30-3:30PM EST: C2ER in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics Partnership -- Defining High Performing Metropolitan Statistical Areas Register
November 20, 1:00-2:00PM EST: Golden Shovel's Expert Webinar series -- The U.S. Cluster Mapping Project: A New Tool for Regional Economic Development Register
November 25, 2:00-3:00PM EST: C2ER's monthly webinar series -- Approaches to Evaluating ROI for State Business Incentive Programs Register
November 25 - December 9: IEDC's Clusters Crash Course webinar series Learn more
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U.S. Department of Commerce Seeks National Partner to Help Lead New Program to Boost Job Talent Development Across America
 On Monday, November 17, 2014, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced that the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is accepting proposals for a national partner to help coordinate the Accelerating Industry-led Regional Partnerships for Talent Development Program, a new learning exchange that will focus on building critical regional partnerships to accelerate job skills development across America. Under the newly published Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO), EDA seeks a national partner that will work with the Department of Commerce to launch a regional learning exchange that will identify, promote, and expand on successful best practices for industry-driven regional partnerships for talent development. The deadline for proposals is January 9, 2015. Learn more
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EDA's Planning and Local Technical Assistance Programs
 Under the Planning program EDA assists eligible recipients in creating regional economic development plans designed to stimulate and guide the economic development efforts of a community or region. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more
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BusinessUSA's Access Financing Wizard
 To help you identify what government financing programs may be available to help you start or expand your business, check out the "Access Financing" Wizard from BusinessUSA. In a few quick steps, this wizard will guide you to government resources to access financing for your business! Learn more
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Partners: MIT Sloan School of Management - Temple University, Fox School of Business - Phase2 Technology
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative - University of Minnesota, Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Oregon Business Council - New Carolina - STATS America - Regional Innovation Acceleration Network
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