Welcome to Gloucester, a city celebrating its 400th anniversary.

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The nation’s oldest seaport, Gloucester’s history is marked by innovation, courage, adaptability and continuous business development and success. Today, the Gloucester economy is leveraging innovation and access to markets, talent, resources, and life style.

Gloucester is home to:

• One of the world’s leading high technology companies. Applied Materials’ research and advanced manufacturing in the semiconductor industry are unmatched.
• World renowned C.B. Fisk, whose pipe organs are found in churches around the world.
• Distribution centers for domestic and foreign products.
• Multiple and wide-ranging marine, maritime and seafood companies, including Gorton’s, that continue a tradition dating to the 1600’s.
• Blue Economy leaders such as Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute, the UMass Amherst Marine Station, and the Ocean Alliance.
• Two Opportunity Zones – waterfront and downtown – to encourage private investment to spur development.
• Innovators and entrepreneurs, encouraged by organizations such Innovation House, the U.S. home of Vivaldi Technologies, BioGloucester, a Massachusetts “BioReady Community,” and EntrepreheurShip.

It’s a diverse and growing economy, as well as a prominent cultural center. Tourists flock to the area’s natural beauty, its beaches, its museums and performance centers and its two cultural districts and extensive coastline. Artists, writers and performers have been attracted to Gloucester, including one of the nation’s oldest art colonies on Rocky Neck, for centuries.

When considering where to locate or expand your business, consider Gloucester’s workforce, its access to domestic and international markets, its recreational and cultural resources, along with the region’s exceptional educational and medical institutions — and Gloucester’s commitment to economic development.

The Gloucester EDIC is here to help you succeed in Gloucester.