Boston, Massachusetts

Boston is the capital and the largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city is also the county seat of Suffolk County. It is the unofficial capital of the region known as New England as well as one of the oldest and wealthiest cities in the United States, with an economy based on education, health care, finance, and high technology.

Economy

Boston's colleges and universities have drawn high-tech industries to the city, including computer hardware and software companies like EMC Corporation (headquartered in Hopkinton) and Akamai (headquartered in nearby Cambridge), as well as biotechnology companies like Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Biogen Idec. Other important industries include financial services, especially mutual funds and insurance. Boston headquartered Fidelity Investments helped popularize the mutual fund in the 1980s, and has made Boston one of the top financial cities in the United States.

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EMC Corporation - Hopkinton - Akamai - Cambridge - Biotechnology - Biogen Idec - Financial services - Mutual fund - Insurance - Fidelity Investments

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Shoe and athletic apparel maker Reebok is headquartered in nearby Canton (adidas-Salomon recently announced that it will acquire Reebok). Raytheon has its global headquarters in nearby Waltham while Novell also has its corporate headquarters there. Boston Scientific is located in Natick, and Gillette, owned by Proctor & Gamble is headquartered in Boston. Teradyne, one of the world's leading manufacturer of semiconductors and other electronic equipment, has its corporate headquarters located in Boston.

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Reebok - Canton - Adidas-Salomon - Raytheon - Waltham - Novell - Gillette - Proctor & Gamble - Teradyne

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The Port of Boston is the largest and busiest seaport in Massachusetts. It is also a major seaport along the United States east coast as well as a major fishing port.

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Port of Boston - Fishing

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