FrontMatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- I: OVERVIEW -- GROWING CLUSTERS FOR AMERICAN PROSPERITY: OVERVIEW -- II: SUMMARY OF PRESENTATIONS -- WELCOME--Charles Wessner -- OPENING REMARKS--Susan Crawford -- KEYNOTE ADDRESS--Michael Crow -- PANEL I: WHY CLUSTERS MATTER: INNOVATION CLUSTERS AND...

"Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as well as attract the talent and resources necessary to develop regional innovation...