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October Newsletter
October 23, 2015
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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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New White House Fact Sheet Announces POWER Initiative Recipients
 The Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative is an Obama Administration effort with the goal of effectively leveraging a range of federal economic and workforce development programs to assist communities negatively impacted by changes in the coal industry and power sector. On October 15th, 36 awards totaling $14,546,457 for partnerships in 12 states and tribal nations were announced. See the list here
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Maine Food Industry Study Highlights Cluster-Based Development
 In Maine, there is a rich tradition of growing, harvesting, and manufacturing food and beverages. To understand the potential of these industries for greater growth, researchers from the John F. Kennedy School of Government and Harvard Business School investigated the cluster dimensions of Maine's agriculture, seafood, and food and beverage processing sectors. The research team collected and analyzed data on Maine's economic performance, the performance of its traded food cluster, perspectives of business leaders, and cluster growth initiatives from other regions. Read the full report
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SBA Funds Three New Regional Innovation Clusters
 On October 15th, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the addition of three more cluster organizations to the portfolio of communities supported through the SBA Regional Innovation Clusters initiative. These initiatives are the BioSTL Bioscience Cluster in St. Louis, the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Cluster in South Kansas and Oklahoma, and the Wood Products Cluster in the Appalachian Ohio Region. The SBA funding will strengthen opportunities for small businesses within each selected cluster initiative. Read more |
View our events list online. Interested in attending an event, or wish to recommend one? Contact us!
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Northeast
December 4-5, New York, NY: CSG Eastern Regional Conference Executive and Administrative Committee Winter Meetings (Council of State Governments) Learn more December 7-10, Lancaster, PA: The Economic Development Course in Pennsylvania (Penn State Harrisburg) Learn more
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South
November 4-7, Nashville, TN: 2015 Congress of Cities and Exposition (National League of Cities) Learn more November 18-19, Washington, DC: Workshop on Workforce Development and Local Job Creation (U.S. Department of Labor) Learn more December 2-4, Atlanta, GA: Training Course: Economic Development Credit Analysis (National Development Council) Learn more January 20-22, Washington, DC: 84th Winter Meeting (United States Conference of Mayors) Learn more
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Midwest
November 17-18, Des Moines, IA: CSG Midwestern Radioactive Materials Transportation Committee Fall 2015 Meeting (Council of State Governments) Learn more
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West
November 12-13, Colorado Springs, CO: Rocky Mountain ADC Regional Forum (Association of Defense Communities) Learn more November 19, Sacramento, CA: 2015 CDFA California Financing Roundtable Conference (Council of Development Finance Agenices) Learn more
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International
November 3-6, Daegu, South Korea: 18th TCI Global Conference (The Competitiveness Institute) Learn more
November 17-19, Barcelona, Spain: 2015 Smart City Expo World Congress (Fira Barcelona) Learn more
November 24-27, Linz, Austria: Cluster Academy 2015 (Clusterland Upper Austria) Learn more
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Webinars
November 5, 9:00AM-12:00PM EST: Greater Washington in the Global Economy: Lessons to Grow a More Competitive Region (The Brookings Institution) Learn more
November 17, 1:30-2:30PM EST: Future Economic Disruptions and the Potential Impact on Higher Education (University Economic Development Association) Learn more
November 17, 3:00PM EST: Production, Uses, and Access to State and Local Population Projections (Association of Public Data Users) 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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