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Source: http://jewishtimes.com/24711/israels-economic-impact-on-t-he-u-s/#.U7Dv8bGjJv4
Israel's Economic Impact on the U.S.
(Baltimore Jewish Times) Sherwin Pomerantz - More than 200 Israeli-founded businesses located in Massachusetts booked over $6 billion of revenue and generated nearly $12 billion in economic benefit to the state, representing 2.9% of the state's GDP in 2012. These companies directly employed 6,600 people and supported more than 23,000 jobs. In Pennsylvania, one Israeli company, TEVA Pharmaceuticals, employs 2,400 people in 8 locations, generating 15,800 direct and indirect jobs, $1.2 billion in local income, $4.4 billion in economic output and $115 million in state and local taxes. Moreover, TEVA made $2.9 million in corporate charitable donations and in its advocacy and medical education programs in Pennsylvania in 2013 alone.