Regions Hope Industry Clusters Will Attract Jobs

Hubs that group manufacturers, suppliers, training programs, researchers and others in the same region, aren’t new. Hot beds such as computers in Silicon Valley, biotechnology in Boston and film in Hollywood developed organically and have thrived for decades.

Now, the federal government is stepping in. President Obama’s fiscal 2012 budget proposes a competition to identify 20 potential clusters that would receive a share of $2.5 billion in financial incentives.

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