Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative
Upcoming Meeting Schedule Listed Below
LAKESHORE INDUSTRY CLUSTER INITIATIVE
The Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative engages businesses in Industry Cluster Networks to analyze and leverage assets and opportunities for additional business growth and development. The targeted industries of the Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative include: Manufacturing, Food Processing/Agriculture, Energy and Tourism.
This exciting, collaborative effort for the region is lead by the Economic Development Corporation of
Manitowoc County with economic development
organizations in Door, Calumet, Kewaunee, and Sheboygan Counties participating.
A half-day kick-off event launched the Initiative on the morning of Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at
Fox Hills Resort (Mishicot).
It is not too late to get involved - see the meeting schedule below and notes posted under each Industry section button. Businesses can join in at any point in the process. If you would like to receive cluster updates and meeting notices please CLICK HERE to be added to the mailing list.
Upcoming Meetings & News for Individual Clusters
This meeting will introduce Supply Chain Analysis project –
which is intended to help analyze supply chain connections for new local
supplier-customer connections, bottlenecks and product development
opportunities. Learn more how this may help your business – put it on your
calendar and plan to attend! The Center for Regional Competitiveness will be presenting information on the benefit of participating in this analysis.
Manufacturing Directory is now live! Check it out by CLICKING HERE! and Enter your Company's Profile
Energy Cluster
Click on the Industry Clusters below for more information!
Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative - What's it all about?
Value of the Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative
Why is this important to businesses and what benefits do they experience as a result of their participation? The following list represents a sampling of the many benefits which can transpire from involvement in the Lakeshore Industry Cluster Network:
- Understand value and supply chains better
- Cultivate new customers
- Discover new suppliers
- Learn about new business opportunities
- Address workforce issues
- Potential to share services
- Catalyst to partner with other businesses for contracts
- Increased revenues and cost savings
Who should be involved? Appropriate participants to be involved in the Lakeshore Industry Cluster Initiative include both businesses that are directly involved in an industry targeted, and businesses that support or serve the targeted industries, such as banks, engineering firms and staffing agencies. Appropriate representatives from the businesses include CEOs, plant managers, operations managers, purchasing and inventory managers, engineers, human resource managers, research and development personnel, logistics managers and supervisors.
The Industry Cluster Teams will be supported by the region’s Economic Development Corporation staff members and contracted services provided by Vital Economies consulting firm, an experienced Industry Cluster Facilitator and Analyst.