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Article: SELLING NEW ENGLAND
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- March 22, 2005
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IT HAS BEEN a tough winter for New England. Besides the relentless
snow, a blizzard of mergers and acquisitions has sent a chill through
some venerable companies and challenged our regional self-
confidence. At the same time, the Census Bureau has confirmed
something many economists and others have been telling us for years:
Educated young people are leaving New England for good jobs and sunny
skies.
So why am I optimistic about the region's future? The answer lies
in the 270 colleges and universities located throughout the six New
England states. These institutions and their tradition of educational