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Industry Cluster Analysis of the Northern EDGE Region

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National Maps of Industry Concentrations by three-digit NAICS
(Click on a link below to view the maps for more detailed NAICS industry categories)

11 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
21 Mining
22 Utilities
23 Construction
31-33 Manufacturing
42 Wholesale Trade
44-45 Retail Trade
48-49 Transportation and Warehousing
51 Information
52 Finance and Insurance
53 Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
55 Management of Companies and Enterprises
56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
61 Educational Services
62 Health Care and Social Assistance
71 Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
72 Accommodation and Food Services
81 Other Services (except Public Administration)

Industry Cluster Information from WI Department of Commerce

Wisconsin Industry Cluster Home Page - Links and resources for industry clusters

Wisconsin Cluster Initiatives - Information on industry clusters identified for the State of Wisconsin .

Cluster Organizing Guide from the WI Department of Commerce - Guide for developing an industry cluster plan

Fostering Cluster Development in Wisconsin. Nettles, Cory L. Wisconsin Department of Commerce, 2003. (PDF)

Additional Cluster Resources

Understanding your Industries - State and Local Policy Program - Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs of the University Minnesota - Links to economic data sets, industry analysis techniques and industry cluster case studies.

Clusters and Cluster Development - Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness - Harvard Business School - Cluster information, papers and related links from Michael E Porter and other authors

Clusters: An Economic Development Strategy - Paul Roback, UW-Extension, Ozaukee County (PDF)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Targeting Industry Clusters. Barkley, David L and Mark S. Henry. REDRL Research Report, 2001. (PDF)

Cluster-Based Economic Development: A Key to Regional Competitiveness . Information Design Associates. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1997. (PDF)

Rural Knowledge Clusters: The Challenge of Rural Economic Prosperity. Munnich, Lee; Schrock, Greg and Karen Cook. US EDA; Reviews of Economic Development Literature and Practice, 2002. (PDF)

A Governor's Guide to Cluster-Based Economic Development . National Governor's Association. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, 2002. (PDF)

Data Sources and Tools for Analyzing Industry Clusters

County Business Patterns - U.S. Census Bureau - Yearly data on number of establishments and employees by industry. Industries are classified by NAICS starting in 1998 and by SIC for 1997 and earlier.

Minnesota IMPLAN Group - Developers of the IMPLAN® economic impact modeling system.

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (ES202) - Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development - Industry Employment and Wages for the State and Counties. NAICS based query back to 1990. Updated Quarterly.

Location Quotient Calculator - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Creates tables of private sector employment data by industry. The calculator allows the ready comparison of relative employment levels in the United States , states, counties, and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs).

Shift-Share Analysis of Regional Employment - University of Georgia - On-line tool that will perform a shift-share analysis of year-to-year changes in employment among 11 major industry categories. Analysis can be performed for a single county, a group of counties, or entire states.

Regional Economic Accounts - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Data on incomes, wages, and employment by industry. Yearly data between 1969 and 2003 is reported for the United States , states, counties and MSAs.

Quarterly Workforce Indicators - Local Employment Dynamics, U.S. Census Bureau - Quarterly data on employment, new hires, job creation, turnover and earnings. For those participating states, data is reported on an NAICS basis for states, counties, and workforce development areas

Other Reports, Studies and Suggested Readings (links are provided when available)

Austrian, Ziona. "Cluster Case Studies: The Marriage of Quantitative and Qualitative Information for Action." Economic Development Quarterly . Vol. 14, No. 1, 2000. pp 97-110.

Barkley, David L and Mark S. Henry . Targeting Industry Clusters for Regional Development: An Overview of the REDRL Approach . REDRL Research Report. May 2003. (PDF)

Colgan, Charles S. and Colin Baker. "A Framework for Assessing Cluster Development." Economic Development Quarterly . Vol. 17, No. 4, 2003. pp 352-366.

Drabenstott, Mark . " Top Ten Ways to Reinvent Rural Regions". The Main Street Economist . November, 2003. (PDF)

Gibbs, Robert M and G. Andrew Bernat. "Rural Industry Clusters Raise Local Earnings." Rural Development Perspectives. Vol 12, No. 3, 1998. pp 18-25. (PDF)

Goetz, Stephan J., Shields, Martin. and Qiuyan (Cindy) Wang. Agricultural and Food Industry Clusters in the Northeast U.S.: Technical Report. Rural Development Paper No. 26, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development. November, 2004. (PDF)

Gonzales, Robert L. and Dr. Robert Breault. "Sustaining and Evolving a Clustering Process for More than a Decade." The Competitiveness Institute 6 th Global Conference: Innovative Clusters - A New Challenge. Gothenburg, Sweden: September 17-19 2003. (PDF)

Hill, Edward W. and John F. Brennan. "A Methodology for Identifying the Drivers of Industrial Clusters: The Foundation of Regional Competitive Advantage." Economic Development Quarterly. Vol .14, No 1, 2000. pp 65-96.

Marshall, Alfred . Principles of Economics . London : Macmillan, 1890.

Martin, Ron and Peter Sunley. "Deconstructing clusters: chaotic concept or policy panacea?" Journal of Economic Geography . Vol. 3, No. 1, 2003. pp 5-35.

Mone, Mark et al. Critical Success Factors for Knowledge-Based Industrial Clusters in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Economic Summit I. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. November 29, 30, December 1, 2000. (PDF)

Murray, Edward P. "Cluster-Based Development Strategies: Lessons from the Plastics Industry in North Central Massachusetts ." Economic Development Quarterly . Vol. 13, No. 3, 1999. pp 266-280.

Porter, Michael E. On Competition . Boston : Harvard Business School Press, 1998.

Porter, Michael E. "Location, Competition, and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy." Economic Development Quarterly . Vol. 14, No. 1, 2000. pp 15-34.

Porter, Michael E. Competitiveness in Rural U.S. Regions: Learning and Research Agenda. Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School, 2004. (PDF)

Rosenfeld, Stuart A. "Backing into Clusters: Retrofitting Public Policies." Integration Pressures: Lessons from Around the World Conference Proceedings. John F. Kennedy School Symposium, Harvard University, March 29-30, 2001. (PDF)

Rosenfeld, Stuart A. "Community/College Connections: Specialization and Competitiveness in the United States and Europe ." Economic Development Quarterly . Vol. 14, No. 1, 2000. pp 51-62.

Torinus, John, et al. Update on Critical Success Factors for Knowledge-Based Industrial Clusters in Wisconsin . Wisconsin Economic Summit II. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. November 26-27, 2001 (PDF)

Waits, Mary Jo., Rex, Tom., and Rob Melnick. Cluster Analysis: A New Tool for Understanding the Role of the Inner City in a Regional Economy . Morrison Institute for Public Policy. School of Public Affairs, Arizona State University. April, 1997. (PDF)