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| 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. |
| Shoe and athletic apparel-maker Reebok is headquartered in
nearby Canton. Raytheon has its global headquarters in nearby
Waltham, while Novell also has its corporate headquarters there.
Boston Scientific is located in Natick, and Gillette 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. |
| The Port of Boston is the largest and busiest
seaport in Massachusetts. It is also a major seaport along the
United States east coast. |
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