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Behind Boston’s innovation district obsession

Behind Boston’s innovation district obsession

BOSTON – The Hub certainly isn't the only city with a neighborhood set aside for new, innovative startups dubbed an "innovation district," but Boston has quickly garnered a reputation as a leading promoter of such enclaves. The economic capital of New England is simply obsessed with the idea, whether publicly designated like the city's Seaport District, or more organically and less formally, like Kendall Square in Cambridge. The late Thomas Menino, Boston's longtime mayor, spurred the initiativ

BOSTON – The Hub certainly isn't the only city with a neighborhood set aside for new, innovative startups dubbed an "innovation district," but Boston has quickly garnered a reputation as a leading promoter of such enclaves. The economic capital of New England is simply obsessed with the idea, whether publicly designated like the city's Seaport District, or more organically and less formally, like Kendall Square in Cambridge. The late Thomas Menino, Boston's longtime mayor, spurred the initiativ…