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This is the website for the City of Boston’s new Planning Department, which launched on July 1. The staff and many responsibilities of the Boston Planning & Development Agency have moved to the Planning Department of the City of Boston including planning & zoning, urban design, development review, and real estate divisions. Please excuse any misalignment you may see on our site as we transition to the City. Learn more

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Manufacturing Industry

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Industry Profiles, Labor Market

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03/01/2012
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Check out our new series on the largest industries in the City of Boston, that contains facts including employment, major employers, education, and more.

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Triple Bottom Line Calculator - IEDC 2012

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Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Labor Market, Real Estate & Development

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01/30/2012
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Alvaro Lima, the BRA’s Director of Research, was invited to speak at the International Economic Development Council's (IEDC) 2012 Leadership Summit in San Antonio, TX. IEDC is the world's largest membership organization serving the economic development profession. At the Summit he presented the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Calculator for assessing the economic, environmental, and social impact of strategic capital investments in municipalities on a panel called Success Metrics: Economic, Social and Ecological.

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History of Boston's Economy

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11/01/2011
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Over the past thirty years, Boston has become a leader in financial services, health care, and education.

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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Industry

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11/01/2011
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Check out our new series on the largest industries in the City of Boston, that contains facts including employment, major employers, education, and more.

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Triple Bottom Line Calculator: Urban Sustainability Directors Network

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07/01/2011
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The BRA Research Division developed a model of a Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Calculator for assessing the economic, environmental, and social impact of strategic capital investments in municipalities for the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) led by the Energy and Environmental Services Department at the City of Boston.

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Measuring Return on Capital Investments in the City of Boston

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07/01/2011
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Mark Melnik, Deputy Director for Research, presents at the 2011 Transportation Research Board, Joint Summer Meeting, July 11, Future Directions for the Federal Transportation Programs, on "How Can We Better Measure Return on Transportation Investments?"

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Boston As A Leader in National Institutes

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06/28/2011
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Boston leads the nation as a recipient of the $21.5 billion in NIH funding for 16 consecutive years.

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Dorchester Avenue Business Analysis Report Summary

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Age, Households & Families, Income & Poverty, Industry Profiles, Race

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04/01/2011
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The Dorchester Avenue Business Analysis Report is a key component of Mayor Thomas M. Menino's Dorchester Avenue Project. The report represents collaboration between the City of Boston and the Dorchester Avenue community and is designed to capture the current business climate of Dorchester Avenue. The intent of the report is to provide baseline information to those interested in business and economic development along Dorchester Avenue.

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The Largest Employers in Boston 2011

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03/01/2011
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The Largest Employers in the City of Boston is a report produced through the results of an analysis of the largest private sector companies with 500 or more employees in Boston.

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The Boston Economy in 2010

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01/01/2011
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This report profiles Boston's current economic state and analyzes past recessions with an eye toward the prospects for recovery.

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