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"Unlocking Rural Competitiveness: The Role of Regional Clusters"

The U. S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) funded research to develop a model that can be used by America’s rural communities. Indiana was chosen as one of only two grantees in the nation. This model assesses and maximizes their regional economic advantages. The new strategy builds upon Economic Growth Region 8’s economic assets.

The partnering universities completed the EGR 8 cluster research in the fall of 2006. An Indiana-based planning firm, Strategic Development Group, assisted Purdue University, Indiana University, and local stake-holders in developing this strategy.

Representatives from government, business, education and other sectors were asked to provide critical information for the development of the regional strategy and national model. The Purdue-Indiana University team is available to report to county commissioners, mayors, and city and town councils on the planning process.

Full Story: http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/innovation/

Great Maps: The symbols showing counties specialized in clusters are locations of geographic centroids of those counties. Counties with a location quotient of 1.2 or more are categorized as specialized locations for clusters. http://www.ibrc.indiana.edu/innovation/maps.html

(Many thanks to Ed Morrison http://edpro.blogspot.com/ for bringing this to our attention. Russ)

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