Original Cities and The Compact
The designation initially comprised eleven cities named in a 2007 report co-authored by the Brookings Institution and the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth (MassINC). In May 2008 the chief executives of the eleven Gateway Cities gathered at the Old State House in Boston "to sign a compact to unite their administrations in future efforts aimed at economic and community development," asserting their desire to work cooperatively to address issues of common concern.
- Brockton
- Fall River
- Fitchburg
- Haverhill
- Holyoke
- Lawrence
- Lowell
- New Bedford
- Pittsfield
- Springfield
- Worcester
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