When a firm builds clusters in its key locations, it also amplifies the connection between its success and its communities’
success. A firm’s growth has multiplier effects, as jobs are created in supporting industries, new companies are seeded, and
demand for ancillary services rises. A company’s efforts to improve framework conditions for the cluster spill over to other
participants and the local economy. Workforce development initiatives, for example, increase the supply of skilled employees
for many other firms as well.