industry clusters - RW Ventures http://rw-ventures.com Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:53:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 http://rw-ventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/RWV_favicon.png industry clusters - RW Ventures http://rw-ventures.com 32 32 Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network and the future of food http://rw-ventures.com/chicagoland-food-beverage-network-and-the-future-of-food/ http://rw-ventures.com/chicagoland-food-beverage-network-and-the-future-of-food/#respond Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:50:34 +0000 http://rw-ventures.com/?p=758 An industry profile of the Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network highlights the history and progress of the world’s first inclusive cluster organization, in which RW Ventures, LLC played a key...

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]]> An industry profile of the Chicagoland Food & Beverage Network highlights the history and progress of the world’s first inclusive cluster organization, in which RW Ventures, LLC played a key role.  See the Chicagoland FOOD Report for more information.

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]]> http://rw-ventures.com/chicagoland-food-beverage-network-and-the-future-of-food/feed/ 0 The Energy of the Future for the Economy of the Present: Business Opportunities in the Green Economy http://rw-ventures.com/the-energy-of-the-future-for-the-economy-of-the-present-business-opportunities-in-the-green-economy/ http://rw-ventures.com/the-energy-of-the-future-for-the-economy-of-the-present-business-opportunities-in-the-green-economy/#respond Thu, 12 Jan 2017 22:18:12 +0000 http://new.rw-ventures.com/?p=254 This presentation (also available in Italian upon request) for a regional business conference in Rovereto, Italy describes the growing market for “green” products, identifies business opportunities and sustainability strategies and...

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]]> This presentation (also available in Italian upon request) for a regional business conference in Rovereto, Italy describes the growing market for “green” products, identifies business opportunities and sustainability strategies and offers suggestions for regional green strategy development.

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]]> http://rw-ventures.com/the-energy-of-the-future-for-the-economy-of-the-present-business-opportunities-in-the-green-economy/feed/ 0 Chicagoland FOOD – Seizing the Opportunity to Grow Chicagoland’s Food Industry http://rw-ventures.com/chicagoland-food-seizing-the-opportunity-to-grow-chicagolands-food-industry/ http://rw-ventures.com/chicagoland-food-seizing-the-opportunity-to-grow-chicagolands-food-industry/#respond Mon, 25 May 2015 15:35:12 +0000 http://new.rw-ventures.com/?p=178 This report, written in partnership with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), highlights the opportunities for driving inclusive regional growth through the collaborative development of the Chicagoland region’s food manufacturing...

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]]> This report, written in partnership with the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC), highlights the opportunities for driving inclusive regional growth through the collaborative development of the Chicagoland region’s food manufacturing and packaging cluster. The report is a product of the MacArthur Foundation-supported Linking Neighborhoods to Clusters project, connecting neighborhood-level economic development goals to regional, cluster-based development strategies.

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]]> http://rw-ventures.com/chicagoland-food-seizing-the-opportunity-to-grow-chicagolands-food-industry/feed/ 0 Linking Regional Economic Clusters with Targeted Urban Places in Indianapolis http://rw-ventures.com/linking-regional-economic-clusters-with-targeted-urban-places-in-indianapolis/ http://rw-ventures.com/linking-regional-economic-clusters-with-targeted-urban-places-in-indianapolis/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:42:08 +0000 http://new.rw-ventures.com/?p=195 This set of documents reflects recommendations for leveraging urban industrial corridors in Indianapolis, Indiana in ways that support high-growth-potential regional clusters. The project was undertaken by RW Ventures in partnership...

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]]> This set of documents reflects recommendations for leveraging urban industrial corridors in Indianapolis, Indiana in ways that support high-growth-potential regional clusters. The project was undertaken by RW Ventures in partnership with Mass Economics, Bookman Associates, Capraro Consulting and Jones Lang LaSalle on behalf of Indianapolis LISC. The presentation describes the urban opportunities among targeted economic clusters, ultimately recommending a focus on (a) Food Manufacturing and Distribution and (b) Local Business-to-Business (B2B) Services. The report then provides a more in-depth description of those clusters and articulates a location profile for each that captures the location preferences, site characteristics and building requirements of firms in those clusters. Finally, the report offers recommendations for promoting growth of the Food Manufacturing and Distribution and Local B2B clusters in existing industrial areas in Indianapolis and proposed methodologies for the next round of cluster development and industrial land analysis.

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]]> http://rw-ventures.com/linking-regional-economic-clusters-with-targeted-urban-places-in-indianapolis/feed/ 0 Strategic Development Scenarios for the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s University Avenue Site http://rw-ventures.com/strategic-development-scenarios-for-the-annie-e-casey-foundations-university-avenue-site/ http://rw-ventures.com/strategic-development-scenarios-for-the-annie-e-casey-foundations-university-avenue-site/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:25:23 +0000 http://new.rw-ventures.com/?p=308 This presentation, delivered to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s leadership team, provides a set of strategic redevelopment scenarios for a 31-acre site the foundation owns in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of...

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]]> This presentation, delivered to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s leadership team, provides a set of strategic redevelopment scenarios for a 31-acre site the foundation owns in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. In the context of growing opportunities in the next economy for “economic place making” which aligns neighborhood and regional development, a cross-disciplinary team — including partners Mass Economics, Stoss Landscape Urbanism, TSW and Noell Consulting Group — undertook extensive regional and local market analysis and stakeholder engagement to identify a range of market-feasible development alternatives for the site that would maximize opportunities for community residents and businesses. The team explored development opportunities ranging from a food innovation park to a “blue-collar innovation district.” This presentation summarizes the team’s approach to the project, its market and site findings, recommended strategic development scenarios and a proposed strategy for taking the site to market for development. The team’s work is described in more detail in a set of non-public deliverables prepared for the foundation.

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