Saturday, October 02, 2004
Roanoke, VA has a new cluster study. From the looks of it, the report provides a good guide to economic strategies in the region, called NewVA.
The report cost $35,000, far lower than Charlotte's CEDS report, which was also released last week and cost $200,000. (In fairness, it is not a direct comparison. Charlotte's project involved public meetings.)
Completing a cluster report is no mystery. It essentially involves computing location quotients for different industry groups. (If you are not sure what a location quotient is, the planning department at Florida State University has a good background article. Learn more.)
Read more about the Roanoke study. Download a copy of the report. Go.
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Roanoke's regional clusters
