1. A GREAT PLACE TO DO BUSINESS.
A GREAT PLACE TO MAKE HISTORY
#1 in State Competitiveness*
#2 in Metropolitan Competiveness *
#1 in NIH Awards for the last 14 years**
*Source: Beacon Hill Institute: “Governor Patrick to Introduce Report Showing that Massachusetts Ranks 1st in Competitiveness”.
November 19, 2008. “A Hub of Competition and Excellence: Metropolitan Boston Remains Highly Competitive; Ranks Second in
BHI’s Updated”. September 3, 2009
** National Institutes of Health, BRA Research Division Analysis

2. PEOPLE
Young Educated
608,352 residents live in the City of Boston.
40.3% of the population hold Bachelor degrees.
Average age is 35.
Over 74 colleges and universities and 275,000 students
Approximately one in three Bostonians is between 20-34
years old. in the metropolitan area.
The first woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D. 22,198 Master’s Degrees
Graduated from Boston University in 1877 2,836 Doctoral Degrees awarded each year.
at the age of 24.
After opening the first public school in the
Inventive United States in 1635, Boston won the 2006 Broad Prize for
Urban Education as the best city school district in the nation.
First Newspaper in the Colonies, 1690. This gave Massachusetts the head start to become
Thomas Edison’s Electric Voice Recorder, 1868. #1 in 8th grade reading, math and science in the country and
Telephone, 1876. #1 in 8th grade science throughout the world.
Gillette Safety Razor, 1903.
Global
The first Library in the United States inspired
27 additional neighborhood libraries. Boston speaks over 140 different languages.
Received $1.6 billion in 2008 from the 50.1% Minority-majority.
National Institute of Health leading the Nation for 14
straight years. 28% of the population is foreign born.
The best place in the country for entrepreneurs
with #1 venture capital funding per capita.

3. PLACE
Variety Location Location Location
From the First public park, Where travel by land or by sea
to 7,099 acres of green space are both an option.
1,500 miles of sidewalks
101 miles of waterfront, 5 daily high-speed train trips to
it’s natural that Boston is the NYC in 3.5 hours
#2 Most Walkable City in the US. that continues on to DC for another 3.5 hours.
Home to 19 unique and diverse neighborhoods,
12 urban beaches and Daily Direct Flights to:
34 Harbor Islands. NYC: 95 in an 1 hour
DC: 85 in 2 hours
Enjoy summer months on the beaches of Cape Cod Chicago: 39 in 3 hours
or ski in the nearby
San Francisco: 25 in 7 hours
mountains within only an hour drive.
Toronto: 20 in 2 hours
London: 7 in 6 hours
The First subway system in the United States
now has over 1.28 million trips daily,
4500 of which are commuter ferry riders.

4. IDEAS
Original Green
The First use of ether, First kidney transplant, Where the energy of an old city is harnessed in new ways.
and First open heart surgery
propelled 21 innovative hospitals to treat The nations 3rd greenest city
200,150 inpatient visits and has a Bike Czar who is putting the hub on wheels
5.8 million outpatient visits annually. to reduce Green House Gas emissions by 80% by 2050.
The first to require LEED Certifiable building codes for major
Smart developments.
25 Noble Prize winners call Boston home. Home to 32 LEED Certified buildings (over 5 million SF),
139 LEED Registered buildings (over 28 million SF) and
84 clean tech companies.
1st in Kidney Disease Treatment.
1st in Gynecological Medicine. 79 Energy Star-qualified buildings and
1st in Pediatric Digestive Disorders. 25 million square feet of space
1st in Pediatric Heart Disorders and Heart Surgery. save $34.5 million in energy expenses,
which translates to the electricity use of 13,600 households.
Home to world renowned hospitals:
Brigham & Women’s Hospital Boston is transforming a vital
Children’s Hospital Boston industrial epicenter into the nation’s
Massachusetts General Hospital First retrofitted Green Industrial Corridor within an urban core.
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center