Climate Bills Long on Deadlines, Short on Solutions
Massachusetts has a clear blueprint for when it must become a carbon-neutral state, but none of the tools…
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Here is Where We Stand on Transportation
Editor’s note – The following excerpts are from a letter than AIM sent on Wednesday to House Speaker…
January 31, 2020
Read MoreArchived: State Congressional Delegation Backs Trade Deal
A majority of Massachusetts members of the US House of Representatives voted last week to approve the United…
December 23, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Makes Progress on Climate Change
The climate protesters who took to the streets of Boston last week targeted the wrong people. If these…
December 14, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Business Confidence Steady as Economy Remains Solid
The Thanksgiving holiday left Massachusetts employers in a good but cautious mood as business confidence remained steady during…
December 10, 2019
Read MoreArchived: What is TCI and How Will It Help the Transportation Problem?
Massachusetts lawmakers continue to debate the best method of paying to repair and upgrade the state’s overburdened transportation…
December 2, 2019
Read MoreArchived: MassMutual CEO Provides Formula for Growth
The chief executive of a company creating thousands of jobs in Massachusetts believes the commonwealth can continue to…
November 22, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Legislature Gets it Right on Education Funding
The Massachusetts Legislature yesterday approved a $1.5 billion education-funding bill that includes measures supported by the business community…
November 21, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Education Bill Contains Business-Backed Standards
The Massachusetts Legislature yesterday approved a $1.5 billion education-funding bill that includes measures supported by the business community…
November 21, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Time to Pass the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
Associated Industries of Massachusetts and its 3,500 members today urged the United States Congress to approve the new…
November 20, 2019
Read MoreArchived: House Makes Wise Choice to Postpone Transportation Debate
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has postponed until January its debate on how to overhaul the commonwealth’s transportation…
November 20, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Congratulations to Top Women-Led Companies
Associated Industries of Massachusetts congratulates 15 member employers named to the 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses list released…
November 12, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Resilient Economy Boosts Business Confidence
Business confidence strengthened in Massachusetts last month amid signs that the state and national economies are more resilient…
November 12, 2019
Read MoreArchived: House Education Bill Stresses Accountability
Associated Industries of Massachusetts yesterday commended the state House of Representatives for passing an education funding bill that…
November 5, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Three Companies Garner AIM Trade Awards
Associated Industries of Massachusetts announced the winners of the 24th annual AIM Global Trade Awards, which recognize Massachusetts companies and…
October 31, 2019
Read MoreArchived: AIM Backs Reasoned, Long-Term Approach to Transportation
Virtually everyone in Massachusetts agrees that the commonwealth must repair, update and rethink its transportation system. Just ask…
October 30, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Health Spending Hits Benchmark But Employer Premiums Rise
Spending on health care in Massachusetts met a key state benchmark for 2018, but employers and their workers…
October 24, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Business Confidence Holds Steady; Manufacturing Outlook Dims
Business confidence remained essentially flat in Massachusetts during September despite a darkening outlook among manufacturers.
October 8, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Companies Wary of Economic Downturn
Two-thirds of Massachusetts employers surveyed by Associated Industries of Massachusetts anticipate an economic contraction before the end of…
October 7, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Transportation Chief Takes Strategic Approach
Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack thinks of the increasing frustration among Massachusetts commuters in terms of “good days” and…
September 27, 2019
Read MoreArchived: Tanglewood Makes Sweet Music for Berkshire County Economy
Associated Industries of Massachusetts presented a 2019 AIM Next Century Award last week to Tanglewood, summer home of…
September 23, 2019
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