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Archived: Business, Advocates Join to Ask for Paid Leave Delay

Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the business organizations and advocates who last year negotiated a compromise version of…

Archived: New Era Begins as Regan Becomes President of AIM

Editor’s note: John R. Regan, who has directed AIM’s government advocacy for the past 18 years, today becomes…

Archived: Attorney General Invites Collaboration with Business

Attorney General Maura Healey told more than 800 business leaders at the AIM Annual Meeting Friday that she…

Archived: Joanne Hilferty to Chair AIM Board of Directors

BOSTON, May 16, 2019 -Joanne K. Hilferty, president and CEO of Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries in Boston, is…

Archived: Snapchef Earns 2019 Gould Education and Training Award

A Massachusetts company that has become the largest culinary training and staffing organization in New England received the…

Archived: AIM Names John Regan New President and CEO

John R. Regan, a Boston native who has directed government affairs advocacy at Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM)…

Archived: Employer Confidence Rises in April

Massachusetts employers grew more confident during April as the state and national economies regained their footing.

Archived: Baker Administration Seeks to Address Critical Problem with Paid Family/Medical Leave

The Baker Administration today extended by almost three months the deadline for employers to secure private insurance that…

Archived: AIM Honors Wayfair with 2019 Vision Award

Wayfair Inc., a Massachusetts-born technology company that has redefined how people shop for their homes, is the recipient…

Archived: AIM to Present Gould Education, Training Award to Snapchef

A Massachusetts company that has become the largest culinary training and staffing organization in New England will receive…

Archived: The Millionaires Tax is a Failure

The “millionaires tax” is a failure.

Archived: AIM, Coalition Ask Legislature to Limit MassHealth Assessment

A diverse coalition of organizations ranging from AIM to groups representing human services providers and home-care aides urged…

Archived: AIM Launches Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) has launched a comprehensive diversity, inclusion and equity initiative designed to ensure that…

Archived: Employer Confidence Slips in March

Business confidence weakened slightly in March amid signs of both a cyclical global slowdown and persistent demographic factors…

Archived: School Funding Changes Must be Tied to Results

Editor’s note – Tricia Canavan, President and Owner of United Personnel Services in Springfield, is a member of…

Archived: Maximum Unemployment Duration Drops to 26 Weeks

An obscure provision of the 2005 Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance Reform Law will next week accomplish what employers have…

Archived: AIM Calls on Legislature to End MassHealth Assessment on Employers

Editor’s note – AIM Vice President of Government Affairs Katie Holahan today delivered the following testimony to the…

Archived: Senate President Calls for ‘Bold Steps’

  Senate President Karen E. Spilka today called for Massachusetts to take “bold steps” to address issues such…

Archived: Government Proposes to Raise Overtime Threshold

The long-running saga of federal rules governing overtime pay took another twist last week when the U.S. Department…

Archived: Business Confidence Rebounds in February

Business confidence rebounded modestly during February as optimism about the state and national economies outweighed a darkening outlook…

Archived: AIM Submits Comments on Proposed Paid Leave Regulations

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) today submitted to state regulators recommendations intended to clarify the impending rules for…