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Industry Clusters and Inner City Economic Revitalization Alen Amirkhanian VP, Research and Strategy Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) National Governors’ Association Atlanta, Georgia June 6-7, 2002

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Industry Clusters and Inner City Economic Revitalization

Industry Clusters and Inner City Economic Revitalization

Alen AmirkhanianVP, Research and Strategy

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)

National Governors’ AssociationAtlanta, GeorgiaJune 6-7, 2002

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Contents

• The role of clusters in comprehensive inner city economic

development strategy

• Examples of inner city cluster-led strategies

• Recommendations for State government action

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Initiative for a Competitive Inner City

ICIC Mission:

Transform thinking, reinvigorate market forces, and engage the private sector in fostering healthy economies in America’s inner cities that create jobs, income, and wealth opportunities for inner-city residents.

Seven years of pioneering research on inner-city business growth opportunities, including the ICIC/Inc. Magazine Inner City 100

Advisory services to many cities through the City Advisory Practice

Program to engage 350 urban business schools

Affiliates in 3 cities to catalyze on-the-ground private sector activity

Private equity fund (Inner City Ventures)

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• Poverty at least 1.5 times

MSA poverty

• MHI at least half of MSA MHI

• Unemployment at least 1.5

times MSA unemployment

Or

• Poverty > 20%

And

• Exclude Central Business

Districts (CBDs)

.-,270

.-, 70

.-,64

.-,44

.-, 55

.-, 55

.-, 64

Illinois

Missouri

St. Louis

ILLINOIS

East St. Louis

MISSOURI

Defining Inner City

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Housing

Health Education

Business & Wealth

Healthy Inner-City

Communities

The business agenda is a complementary part of the building economically healthy inner cities

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A Sustainable Model for Inner-City Business Development

1) A strategy based on competitive advantages and genuine business opportunities

2) A shift from a focus on community deficiencies (subsidies) to market opportunities (investment)

3) A comprehensive strategy for inner city business growth focused on private sector engagement

4) A framework that links the inner city economy to regional business clusters

Objective: widen prosperity to all of our citizensObjective: widen prosperity to all of our citizens

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What is our Intended Outcome?

Critical mass of initiatives and improvements that will:

a) Position the inner city to compete for jobs and investment within the regional economy

b) Make inner cities a better place in which to live and work

c) Increase job, income, and wealth opportunities of inner-city residents

Thinking about inner city economic growth in this way avoids misguided debates

Place vs. people Place and people

Retention vs. attraction Retention and attraction

They will be about ... Strategies will not be ...

Government vs. business Government and business

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Inner-cityInner-city

Strategic locationStrategic location

Located near regional transportation and telecommunications infrastructure nodes

Underserved local marketUnderserved local market

$85 billion of annual retail spending power

540 thousand businesses with more than $80 billion in commercial services demand

Underutilized WorkforceUnderutilized Workforce

Largest pool of available workers in the US amid a tight labor market

Linkage to industrial/regional clusters

Linkage to industrial/regional clusters

Opportunity to leverage proximity to regional and industrial clusters

Inner City Competitive Advantages

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Inner City 100 Companies Build on Competitive Advantages

Vital Statistics: 2002 Winners

• Average five year growth rate 1996-2000:

• Average sales in 2000:

• Average hourly wage:

• Percent minority-owned:

• Percent living in the inner city:

539%539%

$19.0 M$19.0 M

$12.44$12.44

Employment among the Inner City 100 doubledbetween 1996 and 2000, creating 7,984 jobs

Employment among the Inner City 100 doubledbetween 1996 and 2000, creating 7,984 jobs

Total IC 100

33%33%

44%44%

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Small-businesses strategy

Cluster strategy, Underutilized assets, business environment, ...

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Developing an Inner City Business Development Strategy

Understand the business base & quality of business

environment

Identify market opportunities and

underutilized assets

Institutionalize efforts in the public and private

sectors

Address Barriers to Competitiveness and

Growth

Create a leadership group for action

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Components of Inner City Economic Growth Strategy

A comprehensive view of inner city business and wealth growth

Bus. Environ. Improvements

Bus. Environ. Improvements

Addressing cross-cutting issues that impact company competitiveness regardless of cluster

Addressing cross-cutting issues that impact company competitiveness regardless of cluster

Wealth Creation

Strategies

Wealth Creation

Strategies

• Facilitating employer-assisted asset-building;

• Encouraging savings;

• Homeownrshp

• Facilitating employer-assisted asset-building;

• Encouraging savings;

• Homeownrshp

• Linking inner-city assets with regional cluster and growth opportunities;

• Harnessing agglomoration economies

• For local services clusters, reversing outmigration

• Linking inner-city assets with regional cluster and growth opportunities;

• Harnessing agglomoration economies

• For local services clusters, reversing outmigration

Positive ImageStrategies

Positive ImageStrategies

• Media coverage of inner city businesses that are succeeding

• Inner City 100

• Media coverage of inner city businesses that are succeeding

• Inner City 100

Cluster-led Strategies

Cluster-led Strategies

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Defining Clusters and Explaining Regional Economies

• A cluster is a geographically proximate group of interconnected companies and associated institutions in a particular field, including producers, service providers, suppliers, and universities.

• Clusters arise out of the linkages or externalities that span across industries in a particular location.

• Clusters are both a descriptive tool and a prescriptive tool.

• Export products beyond their region--driving economies

• Higher than average concentration of inter-related industries

• Examples: Automotive, Footwear, Wine

• 36% of US employment

• $41,678 Avg. wage

• Export products beyond their region--driving economies

• Higher than average concentration of inter-related industries

• Examples: Automotive, Footwear, Wine

• 36% of US employment

• $41,678 Avg. wage

Traded ClustersTraded Clusters

• Serve local demand

• No higher than average concentration--similar business prevalent in most localities

• Examples: Local Personal Services, Local Retail, Local Construction

• 64% of US employment

• $26,049 Avg. wage

• Serve local demand

• No higher than average concentration--similar business prevalent in most localities

• Examples: Local Personal Services, Local Retail, Local Construction

• 64% of US employment

• $26,049 Avg. wage

Local “Clusters”Local “Clusters”

• Natural Resource-Driven industries are location-specific industries that depend upon the availability of scare resources.

• Examples: Mining, oil & natural gas exploration, forestry

• 0.8% US employment• $31,264 Avg. wage

• Natural Resource-Driven industries are location-specific industries that depend upon the availability of scare resources.

• Examples: Mining, oil & natural gas exploration, forestry

• 0.8% US employment• $31,264 Avg. wage

Natural Resource ClustersNatural Resource Clusters

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Components of Inner City Economic Growth Strategy

A comprehensive view of inner city business and wealth growth

Bus. Environ. Improvements

Bus. Environ. Improvements

Wealth Creation

Strategies

Wealth Creation

Strategies

Positive ImageStrategies

Positive ImageStrategies

Cluster-led Strategies

Cluster-led Strategies

• Everything in traded and more

• Local unmet demand

• Population growth

• Everything in traded and more

• Local unmet demand

• Population growth

Traded Traded Local Local

• Growth opportunities

• Supplier relationships

• Cooperative activities

• Specialized business resources

• Entrepreneurship

• Cross-cutting business environment issues

• Growth opportunities

• Supplier relationships

• Cooperative activities

• Specialized business resources

• Entrepreneurship

• Cross-cutting business environment issues

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St. Louis MSA Business Base

Notes: (1) The St. Louis MSA includes St. Louis City, St Louis, St. Charles, Franklin, Jefferson, Warren, Lincoln, Madison-IL, St. Clair-IL , Monroe-IL, Clinton-IL, and Jersey-IL. (2) The employment estimates exclude public-sector jobs including the US Postal Service.

Source: 1999 ABI data; 1999 St. Louis Business Journal Book of Lists; ICIC analysis.

1999 Profile

MSA1City Total

Inner City

Establishments

Share of MSA (%)

Share of City(%)

Employment2 (K)

Share of MSA (%)Share of City (%)

Est. revenues (B)

Share of MSA (%)

Share of City (%)

85,600

1,325

$157.8

13,099

15.3%

280

21%

$34.4

22%

7,854

9.2%60%

168

13%60%

$21.2

13%

62%Remainder of MSA (79%)

St. Louis Inner City (13%)

St. Louis City (21%)

Percent of Employment/Revenue

Inner-City St. Louis represents 60% of the City’s employment and revenue

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Notes: (*) Retail, Commercial Services, Personal Services, and Professional Services are not included in Harvard Cluster Mapping Project. (***) Percentages will not total 100 due to overlapping of industries among clusters.

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

0% 5% 10% 15%

55%

70%

21%

Medical Sciences

Retail

Beverages

Chemical Products

Communications & Utilities

Education & Knowledge Creation

Tourism & Entertainment

Personal Services

Professional Services

Financial Services

Metal Mfg. Construction

Services & Materials

Transportation & Logistics

Commercial Services

Approx 1,000 estab.

St. Louis Inner-City Clusters (1999)Inner-City Share of MSA Employment in the Cluster (%)

Cluster Share of Total Inner-City Employment** (%)

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Cluster Prioritization Criteria

• Economic engines

• High growth potential

• Less vulnerable to business cycles

• Economic engines

• High growth potential

• Less vulnerable to business cycles

• Derive competitive advantages from IC location

• Job opportunities that match skills

• Entrepreneurial potential

• Quality of jobs

• Derive competitive advantages from IC location

• Job opportunities that match skills

• Entrepreneurial potential

• Quality of jobs

Economic Performance

Economic Performance

Inner-City

Fit

Inner-City

Fit

• Ultimately all clusters must be analyzed. Economic Development

professionals should not be picking winners.

• But as a first step, given limited resources focus clusters can be

selected that offer the most immediate opportunities for inner-city job

and business growth

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Average Annual Employment Change* (1993-1998)

St. Louis Inner City and MSA

-5%

-3%

-1%

1%

3%

5%

7%

9%

MEDICAL SCIENCES RETAILTOURISM AND

ENTERTAINMENT

EDUCATION ANDKNOWLEDGE

CREATION PERSONAL SERVICES

-5%

-3%

-1%

1%

3%

5%

7%

9%

TRANSPORTATIONAND LOGISTICS

COMMUNICATIONSAND UTILITIES BEVERAGES

PROFESSIONALSERVICES PUBLISHING/PRINTING

-5%

-3%

-1%

1%

3%

5%

7%

9%

COMMERCIALSERVICES FOOD PROCESSING

PAPER AND WOODPRODUCTS

AEROSPACE ANDDEFENSE FURNITURE

Source: Missouri Department of Economic Development; Michael E. Porter Cluster Mapping Project; ICIC analysis. Note: (*) Changes reflect data for core industries within each cluster.

12.5%

-5%

-3%

-1%

1%

3%

5%

7%

9%

FINANCIAL SERVICES CHEMICAL PRODUCTSCONSTRUCTION

SERVICES/PRODUCTS AUTOMOTIVEMETAL

MANUFACTURING

% Change in MSA Employment (Total Average +2.1%)

% Change in Inner-City Employment (Total Average +1.1%)

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Notes: (*) Retail, Commercial Services, Personal Services, and Professional Services are not included in Harvard Cluster Mapping Project. (***) Percentages will not total 100 due to overlapping of industries among clusters.

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

0% 5% 10% 15%

55%

70%

21%

Medical Sciences

Retail

Beverages

Chemical Products

Communications & Utilities

Education & Knowledge Creation

Tourism & Entertainment

Personal Services

Professional Services

Financial Services

Metal Mfg. Construction

Services & Materials

Transportation & Logistics

Commercial Services

Approx 1,000 estab.

St. Louis Inner-City Clusters (1999)Inner-City Share of MSA Employment in the Cluster (%)

Cluster Share of Total Inner-City Employment** (%)

FOCUS CLUSTERS

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Case Studies

– Case 1: Bridgeport META (cluster upgrading)

– Case 2: St. Louis Construction (cluster-led workforce

training)

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Metal Manufacturing Is Bridgeport, CT’s Most Prominent Cluster

Cluster’s Share of Total City Revenue* (%)

Cluster’s Share of Total City Employment* (%)

~500estab.

Financial Services

Transportation & Logistics

Retail Services**

Commercial Services**

Metal Manufacturing

Medical Devices & Health Services

Construction

Pharmaceuticals

Info. Technology

Plastics

Entertainment & Tourism

Office Services

Social Services

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Bridgeport, CT’s Metal Manufacturing Cluster Was Not Performing Up to National Standards

Potential to retain existing companies and jobs and build on this strong manufacturing base.

KEY CHALLENGE:

How can Bridgeport’s metal manufacturers become more competitive and share in national growth?

Opportunity

Threat

Despite national growth in metal manufacturing, Bridgeport’s metal manufacturing cluster remained stagnant from 94-99

Bridgeport will lose an essential part of its economic base if metal manufacturers do not adapt to the new market

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Bridgeport Formed the Metal Manufacturing Education & Training Association To Increase Firm Competitiveness

Workforce Development

Lean Manufacturing

PurchasingMarketing

Joint Business Opportunities

Shared Marketing Costs

Utilities

Benefits & Insurance

Cutting Supplies

Waste

Transportation

Cluster-Specific Skills Training

Job Placement

Apprenticeships

Expert-Led Workshops

Shared Learning

Technology/ Automation

METAL

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Bridgeport METAL: Progress• 11 companies, 1579 employees, over $235 million in annual sales

• Secured over $2 million dollars in funding

• Companies continue to invest time (over 1,500 hours to date) and money (over $160,000) notwithstanding the deep recession in manufacturing.

• Facilitated the transfer of “best practices” across company lines

• Increased the willingness of small manufactures to collaborate with government to improve competitiveness

Workforce Development

Lean Manufacturing

• Completed a needs assessment and gap analysis of the workforce

• Conducted 34 customized training classes for 400 employees

• Training has resulted in a 53% increase in proficiency overall,

• Companies also noted immediate benefits in morale and motivation.

• METAL has been a catalyst for institutional change -Housatonic Community College (HCC),

• Training is helping employees retain their jobs

• Conducted over 30 kaizen/training events at 7 companies

• Lean Program has (1) reduced work in process by 50%, (2) reduced set-up times on machines by 50%, (3) reduced floor space for shipping and receiving by 20%-25%, and (4) reduced parts travel distances by 25%

• Developed a Lean Expert Certification Program

Overall

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Case Studies

– Case 1: Bridgeport META (cluster upgrading)

– Case 2: St. Louis Construction (cluster-led workforce

training)

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0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Non-union Apprentices Union Journeymen Labor Gap

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Year

Construction Labor Gap

2,695 4,562 6,563 9,2793,383

Source: 1999 F.W. Dodge; Missouri Depart of Transportation; ICIC analysis.

St. Louis Construction Labor Supply Gap

• Construction jobs pay up

to $24 per hour plus

benefits, and do not

require advanced

education.

• Existing union

membership is projected

to decline over the next

several years due to

retirement and a relatively

small number of

apprentices

(approximately 3,000).

• With training, there will be

significant opportunity for

inner-city residents to

step into these positions.

Increase number of inner-city and minority workers in the construction trades

Recommendation

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St. Louis Construction Unions & Industry Are Working Together To Address This Issue

Implementation vehicle:

Chair of working group: Craig Schnuck, CEO, Schnuck Markets

Members of working group:

– Head of St. Louis Unions

– CEOs of two major construction firms

– East-West Gateway Coordinating Council

Progress to date:

• Working on the standardization of apprenticeship application processes across trades

• Information outreach on construction career opportunities to inner city schools and community centers in 2000

• PRIDE, a consortium of unions, contractors and others, has funded a $10,000 project to better understand barriers to minorities entering the construction field. (Completed in Nov 2001)

• Currently pushing for a city ordinance that will strongly encourage the use of apprentices on public works projects, and public/private partnerships

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From Opportunity to Action

Identify Opportunity

Make Recommendations

Identify Implementation

Vehicle

Drive to Action

Chicago Railroads

• Industry-designed training

• Labor shortage due to aging workforce

• 800-1000 jobs opening

• Over 90% of graduates placed

• Public/private partnership with local community college

St. Louis Metal Mfg

• Exceptionally high-quality metal manufacturer’s which were lagging national trends in sales and employment

Capitalize on St. Louis metal manufacturing by •Marketing of regional strength•Joint marketing by companies in city

Boston Zoo

• Develop plan to turn zoo into major urban attraction

• Weak link to strong tourism cluster

• Underperforming vs. other metro zoos

• Creation of eco-tourism destination

• Attendance doubled and revenues tripled

• Zoo task force • Mayor’s office

• Public/private partnership b/w state, local technical college, private and non-profit representatives

• Marketing program with 3-year timeline developed

• Launch contingent on funding from state or other source

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Recommendations for State Economic Development Policy

Overall

• Make inner city business and job competitiveness and growth a

key component of regional economic development strategies that

the State government supports

• Make cluster-led growth strategies a critical part of inner city

economic growth strategies adopted by regions and localities --

inner cities have assets; inner cities will grow by linking to growth

• Ensure economic development strategies focus on other factors

key to business and job growth: business environment

improvements, positive image strategies, and wealth creation

strategies.

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Recommendations for State Economic Development Policy

Overall

• Invest in improved economic intelligence -- map clusters, benchmark

performance

• Encourage private-sector leadership in devising and implementing cluster-

based networks or collaborative efforts -- both within the inner city and

regionally

• Encourage partnerships between local academic institutions, governments,

community groups and business to spur cluster growth

• Prioritize investment in cross-cutting business environment issues that

arise from cluster working groups -- workforce, infrastructure, capital,

marketing, etc.

• Market inner city success -- inner city success stories are critical battling

misperception

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WWW.ICIC.ORG

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Cluster Core*

Motors & Generators

• Emerson Electric**

• MagnaTEK

Inputs/Suppliers* Customers

Specialized Institutions

Food & Drinking Places

National Fast-Food

Chains, etc.

ConstructionRegional commercial and

industrial construction

projects

Research & Tech Transfer

• MAMTC• SLU Consort. for

Supply Chain Mgmt s• Mid-Tec• UM-Rolla Industrial

Assessment Center

Auto Parts & Access

• Federal Mogul

• Supreme Corp.

HVAC Equipment

• Zipf-Air**

• Watlow**

Tool & Die Casting

• Bodine Aluminum

• Progressive Die

Metal Stamping

• Nooter

• Thiel

Metal Fabricators

• Duke

• Boss Metal Fab.

Building Materials

• Custom Steel

• Atlas Iron Works

Metal Coat&Engrave • Precoat Metals• US Metallizing

Industrial Machinery

• Semcor

• Grant Iron & Motor

Metal Heat Treating • Paulo Productions

• Lindberg Heat Treat

Industrial Supplies • Tri-Star Industrial

• CEE KAY Supplies

Metal Svc Centers • US Metal• Cardinal Steel

Scrap & Waste • Grossman• St. Louis Shredding

Automotive

GM**; Daimler-Chrysler**;

Tower Auto**

Aerospace & Defense

Boeing**; ESCO

Electronics**

• Ranken Technical• Cornerstone

Training Trade Orgs / Industry Networks

• St. Louis Manufacturer’s Association

• MO Merchants & Manufacturers’ Assoc.

•Sheet Metal Workers (Locals 93 & 36)•Machinists (District 9)•Steel Workers

Labor Unions

Transportation & Logistics

Critical Support Cluster

(*) The company lists for each industry are not exhaustive. The actual number is often far greater. (**) Not in St. Louis inner city.

St. Louis Metal Manufacturing