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Southern Research Centers — This map gives an overview of the federal labs and corporate, state and university research centers across the American South.

• Federal Laboratories (yellow dots) — Information about the federal laboratories was gleaned from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC).
   
• State Research Centers (purple dots) — Information about the state research centers was compiled by staff from the Southern Growth Policies Board.
   
• Corporate Research Centers (red dots) — Information about the corporate research centers was gleaned from various research sources.
   
• University Research Centers (green dots) — The university research centers identified on this map have received grant funding from the National Science Foundation.