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Archived: Proposed Assessment Will Hurt Employers Who Provide Health Insurance

Governor Charlie Baker yesterday described his proposal for a $300 million health assessment on employers as an attempt…

Archived: Infographic: The Governor’s Proposed Health Assessment

The Baker Administration filed a budget proposal today that, as expected, would impose a $2,000-per-employee tax on some…

Archived: Business Leaders Share Outlook for 2017

Archived: IBM Watson Health Redefines Boundaries of Health, Information Technology

Associated Industries of Massachusetts President Richard C. Lord used his annual State of Massachusetts Business Speech this morning…

Archived: State of Massachusetts Business – The Age of Uncertainty

Archived: Proposal to Revive Fair-Share Assessment Raises Concerns

The 4,000 member employers of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) believe that the Baker Administration’s proposal to impose…

Archived: Trump Policies on International Trade Take Shape

President-Elect Donald Trump’s international trade leadership team is now complete.

Archived: Raising Minimum Wage Would Boost Costs for Majority of Employers

Three-quarters of Massachusetts employers would face increases in their compensation costs if state lawmakers pass a $15 per…

Archived: Business Confidence Hits 12-Year High

Confidence among Massachusetts employers hit its highest level in 12 years during December amid the prospect of growth…

Archived: Trade Mission Cements Economic Ties with Israel

Editor’s note – Kristen Rupert, Executive Director of the AIM International Business Council, traveled to Israel earlier this…

Archived: GE Tops 2017 Massachusetts Business Stories

It didn’t take long for 2016 to become a year of watershed events for the Massachusetts employer community.

Archived: Governor Pitches Massachusetts to Israeli Entrepreneurs

Governor Charlie Baker and Massachusetts business leaders are using their current trade mission to Israel to broaden the…

Archived: Employer Confidence Surges

Employer confidence in Massachusetts surged during November amid a post-election economic rally that saw financial markets rise to…

Archived: The Expert Trail to Sustainability

Editor’s note – Tyler Fairbank is Chief Executive Officer of The Fairbank Group, which manages Jiminy Peak Mountain…

Archived: Trump on Trade: More Questions than Answers

What will happen to U.S. trade under the new Trump administration?  Which voices in the Cabinet and Congress…

Archived: Judge Puts Hold on New Overtime Regulations

Yesterday, a federal judge in Texas imposed an injunction effectively blocking changes to federal overtime laws that were…

Archived: Attorney General: Massachusetts Well-Positioned on Health and Energy

The approach that Massachusetts takes to key employer issues such as health care and energy will depend heavily…

Archived: Dear President-Elect Trump

Dear President-Elect Trump,

Archived: Marijuana Question Passes; Now What for Employers?

Massachusetts has a new law permitting the possession and recreational use of marijuana. Voters approved Question 4 on…

Archived: Economic Growth Tops Employer Concerns on Election Day

Job creation, economic growth and government spending top the list of concerns among Massachusetts employers as Americans head…

Archived: Speaker Outlines Objective to Create ‘Jobs, Jobs and More Jobs’

The formal portion of the 2015-2016 session of the Massachusetts Legislature produced landmark laws governing energy, economic development…