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Carroll Area Development Corporation and its partners focus on
firms in the industry clusters known as Advanced Manufacturing,
Life Sciences, and Information Solutions. In Carroll
County, there is a fourth "cluster" of industries: Existing
industry partners in Carroll County are considered a cluster
because the vast majority of investment and jobs are created in
the Carroll area as a result of existing industry.
Life Sciences
Life Sciences is a group of industries that includes production
agriculture, value-added processing, pharmaceuticals, animal health
products, and businesses involved in the application of biological
and biochemical sciences to plants, animals, processed foods, and
humans. Specialty proteins generated from plants and animals can
be used to develop pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and nutrition
products. Iowa's strengths in animal and plant sciences at the Regents
universities and in the private sector point toward the development
of these "bio-proteins" as an area of focus. Iowa State
University is building a $425 million Plant Sciences Institute to
serve as a global center for the study and commercialization of
new products from plants, including vaccines; new industrial uses
for crops, bio-based fuels, and other innovations.
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing is defined as the rapid introduction of new
processes, materials and technologies to manufacturing applications.
Together, they all benefit from proximity to a community of firms
that share knowledge, training, resources and suppliers. This cluster
includes metals, machinery, plastics, paper, printing and publishing,
instruments and measuring devices, transportation equipment and
lumber and wood products industries.
Information Solutions
The Information Solutions sector includes businesses involved in
insurance, financial services, and information technology. It is
widely recognized that the availability and deployment of advanced
telecommunications services - high speed Internet access in particular
- is critical for businesses to be successful in the New Economy.
Click here to view the executive summary of the Carroll Regional
Cluster Analysis.
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