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Activelyinvolvekeyorganizationsthat <br />orarebyeachofthe <br /> sectorsintheactivitiesofthesustainability <br />Althoughbusinessesoftenviewlocalin <br /> clusters(e.g.engageLaneCountyHome <br />thesamesectorssolelyascompetitors,ample <br /> BuildersAssociationwiththegreen <br />researchshowsthatwheninthesame <br /> buildingcluster). <br />orsimilarindustryregularlymeetandwork <br />Assisteachclustertodevelopvalue-chain- <br />togethertoidentifyandresolvecommon <br /> widesource-basedsolutionstoproblems <br />problems,theentireindustryWe <br /> andopportunities. <br />thereforestronglyencourageeachofthe <br />sustainableindustryclustersthatwerethe <br />focusoftheSBI(andothers)toestablishlocal <br />networkingmechanismsororganizations <br />tofacilitateongoingcommunicationand <br />problemsolving.Theorganicandnatural <br />Werecommendthatthepartnership <br />foodsindustryhasalreadytakenthisstep, <br />describedabove,andespeciallytheagencies <br />havingrecentlyformedtheWillamette <br />directlyinvolvedwithbusinessrecruitment, <br />ValleySustainableFoodsAllianceand <br />makeanexplicitcommitmenttoactively <br />localmembersoftheconstructiontrade <br />recruitbusinessesthatareengagedinTriple <br />areconsideringformingalocalchapter <br />BottomLinebusinessactivitiesandcan <br />oftheUSGreenBuildingCouncil.Local <br />gapsinexistingsustainableindustryclusters. <br />renewableenergycompaniesarediscussing <br />similarefforts.Weapplaudtheseeffortsand <br />encourageothersectorstodothesame. <br />Gapsinlocalsustainabilityindustry <br /> clustersandmajorbarrierstoindustry <br /> successshouldbeWe <br /> recommendthattheprioritybeto <br />Localandnationalconsumersarejust <br /> assistexistingbusinessestoexpandorspin- <br />beginningtounderstandtheneedforand <br /> offnewcompaniestoexistinggapsand <br />ofsustainableproductsandservices. <br /> niches(e.g.distributionchannelsforsmall <br />Agooddealofpubliceducationisneededto <br /> naturalfoodproviders).Wesuggestthat <br />helpgrowtheindustry.Numerousstudieshave <br /> thesecondprioritybetorecruitbusinesses <br />documentedtheeconomicvaluecommunities <br /> fromoutsidethecommunitythatcan <br />generatebypurchasinggoodsandservices <br /> gapsthatlocalcannotserve. <br />fromlocalcompanies.Werecommendthatthe <br />Werecommendthatincentivesto <br />EugeneChamberofCommerce,inconcert <br /> supporttheclustersbesuchas <br />withotherlocaltradeassociations,private <br /> thepossibilityoffast-trackingpermits, <br />companies,andeconomicdevelopment <br /> fundingandtaxincentives, <br />agencies,considerinstitutingamajorlong- <br /> andothers. <br />termpubliceducationandmarketing <br />TheSBIsupportstheinventoryofthe <br />campaigntoincreaseconsumerunderstanding <br /> supplyofexistingandpotentialindustrial <br />aboutthevalueofpurchasinglocallyproduced <br /> andcommerciallandsinordertomeetthe <br />andsoldsustainablegoodsandservices. <br /> needsofsustainablebusinesses. <br /> <br />