Boston Retail Expands From the once gritty South End to East Boston, areas that were long overlooked as trendy retail markets are now sprouting storefronts touting luxury goods and upscale services. <learn more>
Retail Reshaping Rather than relying on huge department stores and a controlled climate to attract customers, lifestyle centers showcase smaller, mostly high-end retail spaces in a pedestrian-friendly village-style setting. <learn more>
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Boston A historic city reinvents itself in surprising ways. <learn more>
Biotech With the most highly educated workforce in the nation, Massachusetts is the clear biotechnology leader. <learn more>
Biotech "The powerful Massachusetts effort sent a strong message to all of the attendees, namely that the state is intent on maintaining its leadership position in the biotechnology industry," says Mark Robinson, interim head of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council. <learn more>
Business Information on Boston economy and jobs. <learn more>
Business Massachusetts is a market with a strong business support base. <learn more>
Business Massachusetts was the birthplace not only of the American Revolution, but also the cradle of the Industrial Revolution in the United States. The Commonwealth has a long and distinguished tradition of ingenuity, innovation and entrepreneurship that makes it an ideal location for conducting business. <learn more>
Consumer Behavior 53% of Boston households with Internet access have high-speed connections, the second-highest figure in the country. <learn more>
Education Many of the top-ranked schools in the nation are in Massachusetts. <learn more>
Education Boston’s urban public school system is the among the best in the nation, with an 82% high school graduation rate and access to many of the finest museums, libraries and universities in the world. <learn more>
Entertainment Boston is one of the best cities for singles. <learn more>
Health "If I were to come in from Mars and want to start a science-based, technology-based company, I would look first for where the pool of this kind of talent is the deepest
... Massachusetts is the epicenter of that world." --James E. Tobin, President and CEO, Boston Scientific Corporation. (The Boston Globe, 5/16/2000) <learn more>
Health Boston is one of the nation’s Top 10 Walking Cities. <learn more>
High-Tech Massachusetts has the 2nd highest concentration of high-tech workers in the nation. <learn more>
Mass Economy Massachusetts is a unique and vibrant state. Find updates about our population and economy here. <learn more>
Mass Economy Massachusetts is a wealthy state! Click here for six-figure zipcodes: <learn more>
Sports Sporting News consistently rates Boston among the nation’s best sports cities. <learn more> <learn more>
Sports The Boston Marathon - the world’s oldest annual road race. <learn more>
