Inclusive economic growth can improve wages and living standards for the average resident and achieve high participation in a skilled workforce. Yet proponents of cluster-oriented economic development and inclusive growth too often operate in parallel without acknowledging their joint interests. Due to their economic benefits, cluster initiatives can generate economic activity that improves outcomes in undeserved or lower income areas, and an emphasis on decreasing inequality could further boost productivity and competitiveness. Likewise, a regional approach to prioritizing cluster support can decrease inequality by raising the demand for labor{{Manuel Pastor, Peter Dreier, Eugene Grigsby III, and Marta López-Garza. “Growing Together: Linking Regional and Community Development in a Changing Economy,” Shelterforce, January 1, 1998, https://shelterforce.org/1998/01/01/growing-together/.}} and increase the effects of policies aimed to spread opportunity.{{Raj Chetty, David Grusky, Maximillian Hell, Nathaniel Hendren, Robert Manduca, and Jimmy Narang. “The Fading American Dream: Trends in Absolute Income Mobility Since 1940,” Science 356, no. 6336, 2017. 398-406. http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/assets/documents/abs_mobility_summary.pdf. }} Economic development organizations and partners should take an active role in cluster initiatives, in part to ensure they implement strategies to support inclusive growth. CMAP and partners can make initial efforts to identify and prioritize support to clusters that promote equitable growth in different and diverse parts of the region.