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Especially in an economic context, these 2 words are apt to be confused since a boon can spark a boom. >500 ghits:

Immigration News: Study suggests that immigration is a great boom …
Study suggests that immigration is a great boom to the economy.
www.usvisanews.com/articles/memo170.shtml

Another boom to the economy was the Korean War which proved to be a blessing in disguise.
essay.studyarea.com/cgi-bin/newsearch.cgi?q=The+Korean+War&fm=off&gr=off&np=5

For Florida, billfish are a boom to the economy, a joy for the angler, and an
important target.
www.rsmas.miami.edu/res-sheets/Billfish-fs.pdf

A large institution like Tufts buying locally-grown produce is a boom to the
Massachusetts economy and fosters positive town-gown relations.
www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=dining

The HP Pavilion at San Jose has been a boom to the downtown economy; ...
www.hppsj.com/hppsj/building_informatio … y/capsule/

Can we expect an upsurge in various opportunistic invasive pests or will fire
prove a boom to the natural ecosystem, destroying exotic species …
news.ucanr.org/newsstorymain.cfm?story=532

While pressure treated lumber has been hailed as a boom to the construction
industry, lengthening the life of lumber, saving new forests …
www.canadiansforproperlybuilthomes.com/ … erest.html

When it comes to launching new ventures, employing Americans and generating
dollars, women-owned businesses are a boom to the US economy.
www.cwcc.org/about.html

The presence of these artists is a boom to the National Theatre School students
who are tangibly and intangibly enriched …
www.ent-nts.qc.ca/nts/sch_campuses.htm

But what poses a problem for some companies could be a boom to the security
industry, particularly if they are up to speed…
www.theabi.org.uk/press/p0401.htm