Grow Your Community Investment with Regional Economic Clusters-NOV. 7 SATELLITE TELECAST

Mobilize, analyze, catalyze, and realize how economic clusters
can change your region
An interactive satellite telecast with Dr. David Sampson,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development

Satellite telecast agenda:

Welcome and introductions: Doris McMillon, moderator

Panelists: Dr. David Sampson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development

James Gollub, Senior Vice President, Global Economic Development Practice, ICF Consulting

William Steiner, Executive Director, Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission

Donald Powers, Executive Vice President, Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce

Michael Skaggs, Chief Realization Officer, Next Generation Economy, Inc.

Case studies: Rural—Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission, Oil City, Pennsylvania

Rural/Urban—Capital Region Competitive Strategy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Rural/Urban—Next Generation Economy, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico

Interactive Q & A and Summary

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for “Information Dissemination
Strategy for the New Economy.”

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Test time: 2:30 to 3:00 P.M., EST; Program time: 3:00 to 4:00 P.M., EST
C-Band satellite: KU Band satellite:
AMC-01 (formerly GE 1), 103°West AMC-01, 103°West
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Downlink frequency: 3900 Downlink frequency: 12100
Audio: 6.2/6.8
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November 7, 2002

3:00–4:00 P.M. Eastern / 2:00–3:00 P.M. Central / 1:00–2:00 P.M. Mountain / 12:00–1:00 P.M. Pacific / 11:00 A.M.–12:00 P.M. Alaska / 10:00–11:00 A.M. Hawaii

Case Studies

Case Study One—Rural
Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning & Development Commission

The Northwest Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission will be presenting its efforts to help the tool
and die and plastics industry cluster in the region. The Commission has worked to further the industry by folding their needs
into the CEDS process and have pursued two grants for the region for this development. The grants will focus on marketing
initiatives for the tool and die industry and provide training to effectively market itself using Web management, Web design,
advertising, and other promotional materials. The Northwest Region will show that successful cluster development is possible
when organizations such as the Northwest Commission and NWIRC join with grass-roots efforts in the region.

Case Study Two—Rural/Urban
Capital Region Competitive Strategy

The Capital Region Competitive Strategy (CRCS) is a public–private effort to collaboratively transform a nine-parish
Louisiana region into a high-performing next generation economy. Using cluster analysis, eight clusters at different life
cycles from seed to mature were identified. These clusters—once identified—were convened through a collaborative process.
Stakeholders from these cluster groups worked together to compose business plans that are now presently being implemented
with support from the newly formed Capital Region Partnership. The CRCS process also brought the region
together to work on several cross-cutting flagship initiatives that address structural issues in the region or harness the
assets of the region in an innovative manner. All these actions—focused by the leadership of the Capital Region Partnership
—will improve quality of life in the region, create new jobs, and attract new industry.

Case Study Three—Rural/Urban
Next Generation Economy Initiative, Inc.

Next Generation Economy, Inc.—NextGen—is creating business opportunities and high-paying jobs for the people of New
Mexico through economic clusters. One of NextGen’s major objectives is to understand the strengths within each of the
clusters unique to central New Mexico.

Evaluation of the assets throughout the clusters and comparison with national and
global market trends helps NextGen identify where the greatest emerging opportunities lie. By sharing this intelligence
with collaborating organizations, NextGen helps focus regional economic development efforts on actions which attract
investment, create high wage jobs, train the workforce for cluster based careers, and build strong companies.
Note: The report published online at http://www.eda.gov by EDA is entitled, “Cluster-based Economic Development: A Key to
Regional Competitiveness.” This publication was written by James Gollub for EDA.