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Business Overview
Boston has always been a major center for education and research in USA. The city thus has a very skilled and educated workforce which attracts the major industries to this majestic city. Boston is a very well developed IT sector. The city is home to several technology and e – commerce companies like EMC Corp, VistaPrint and CSN Stores.

Tourism is also a major contributer to city's economy. The other major sector in Boston is the financial services, which include mutual funds and insurance. Headquarters of some of the major banks of USA are located in the city. The Bank of America and Sovereign Bank are some of the major banks having their headquarters in the city. Boston is also home to numerous media houses and publishing centers. The city also hosts several trade shows, exhibitions, conventions and trade fairs round the year.

The Hynes Convention Center in the Back Bay, the Bayside Expo Center in Dorchester are the major exhibition centers in the city. World Trade Centerand Boston Convention and Exhibition Center also host numerous trade shows round the year.

Major Business Centers
Hynes Convention Center:
The John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center is a popular event venue in Boston. The center is located at Back Bay. The Hynes convention center is a offers a huge space for conducting a variety of events. The exhibition area of the Hynes convention center is approximately 17,900 sq m of exhibit space.

The center offers 38 meeting rooms rooms and a grand ballroom, which covers a area of around 2250 sq m. The convention center can easily be accessed from all parts of the city through the MBTA , commuter trains and Amtrak. The center is located near many world class hotels. The Mandarin Oriental, Hilton Back Bay and the Sheraton can be reached easily through the center.

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) :
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the most popular and largest exhibition center in the Northeast United States. The convention center offers around 4.8 hectares of exhibition space. The center can easily be accessed from the World Trade Center station on the MBTA Silver Line. The center is equipped with world class facilities and it hosts a large number of popular events round the year.
The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is the most spectacular and user-friendly convention center in USA.
Following are the key characteristics of this amazing center:

• 516,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space.
• 84 configurable meeting rooms.
• over 300,000 square feet of function areas.
• eight registration areas.
• 40,020 square foot ballroom.