Lawmakers Reach Deal to on Unemployment Insurance, PPP, COVID Leave
Massachusetts legislative leaders today announced an agreement that will avert a 60 percent Unemployment Insurance rate increase while…
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Business Confidence Picks Up Steam
The recovery of business confidence in Massachusetts picked up steam during February, driven by surging optimism among employers…
March 8, 2021
Read MoreWomen Mean Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every aspect of our lives over the past year. One of its…
March 8, 2021
Read MorePink Slip: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce
Editor’s Note – The following article appeared as an op-ed in bostonglobe.com today. It was written by Joanne…
March 3, 2021
Read MorePandemic Forces Companies to Re-Imagine Supply Chains
Increased logistics costs. Re-shoring pressures. Shipping slowdowns. Semiconductor chip shortages. Warehouses at capacity. Supply chain challenges are dominating…
March 3, 2021
Read MoreAIM Renews Call to Freeze Unemployment Insurance Rates
Associated Industries of Massachusetts is again calling for immediate passage of state legislation designed to shield employers from…
March 1, 2021
Read MoreState Moves Forward on Economic Re-Opening
Massachusetts will move forward with the re-opening of its economy during March, allowing indoor performance venues to re-open,…
February 25, 2021
Read MoreEmployers Turn Optimistic as 2021 Begins
Massachusetts employers began 2021 by turning optimistic for the first time since the COVID pandemic shut down large…
February 5, 2021
Read MoreAIM Adds Two Experts to Board of Economic Advisors
Associated Industries of Massachusetts has added two distinguished experts to its Board of Economic Advisors, which oversees the…
January 29, 2021
Read MoreRegan: Priority for Massachusetts is Economic Recovery
The unprecedented upheaval of 2020 will change the way we live and work for years to come, AIM President…
January 22, 2021
Read MoreAIM Adds Three to Senior Management Team
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) has added three respected business leaders to its senior management team as the…
January 18, 2021
Read MoreThe Road to Recovery News
State and federal governments continue to address the medical and economic consequences the COVID-19 issue. Here is a…
January 14, 2021
Read MoreAIM to Close Offices in Honor of Inauguration Day
Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the statewide business association, will close its offices on Inauguration Day, January 20, to…
January 13, 2021
Read MoreBusiness Confidence Remains Flat to Close out 2020
Confidence among Massachusetts businesses remained flat during the final month of 2020 as employers ended a tumultuous year…
January 11, 2021
Read MoreHere’s a Summary of the Legislature’s 2019-2020 Session
The Massachusetts Legislature ended an extended 2019-2020 session on January 5 having passed significant laws dealing with everything…
January 11, 2021
Read MoreState Extends Capacity Limitations
Governor Charlie Baker announced yesterday that the temporary orders to reduce capacity and limit gatherings that were put into effect on…
January 8, 2021
Read MoreLegislature Passes Economic Development, Transportation Bills
The Massachusetts Legislature wrapped up its two-year session near sunrise this morning by passing both a $626 million…
January 6, 2021
Read MoreHealth-Care Law Addresses Telehealth, Surprise Billing, COVID
Governor Charlie Baker on January 1 signed into law compromise health-care legislation known as S.2984, An Act promoting…
January 4, 2021
Read MoreSpeaker Mariano Provides Stable Transition on Beacon Hill
The election of Ronald Mariano as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives provides a welcome dose of…
January 3, 2021
Read MoreAIM Expresses Thanks to Outgoing Speaker DeLeo
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), its 3,500 member companies and their thousands of employees thank Robert A. DeLeo…
December 30, 2020
Read MoreBaker Administration Allocates $668 Million to Small-Business Grant Program
The Baker administration announced yesterday that an additional $668 million will be allocated to a popular grant program to help…
December 24, 2020
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