Archived: Three Companies Honored with Global Trade Awards
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Archived: Politico Editor: 2016 Election Highlights Blue-Collar Concerns
Donald Trump has more social-media followers than the number of votes normally needed to be elected president of…
September 16, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Communicating Sustainability Clearly and Honestly
Editor’s note – Wayne E. Bates, PhD, PE, is principal engineer with Tighe & Bond in Westfield and a facilitator…
September 13, 2016
Read MoreArchived: AIM Leaders Appointed to Three Key Commissions
Associated Industries of Massachusetts and several of its member companies have been appointed to represent employers on three…
September 7, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Business Confidence Falls for Third Consecutive Month
Confidence among Massachusetts employers fell for a third consecutive month during August as companies remained uncertain about the…
September 6, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Legislative Scorecard Paints Tale of Two Chambers
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) today released its 2015-2016 Legislative Scorecardd, the most widely read report on the voting…
August 29, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Six Companies Earn Inaugural AIM Sustainability Awards
Six Massachusetts companies ranging from a ski resort in the Berkshires to the largest grocery chain in New…
August 22, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Business Owners, Managers Talk about Their First Summer Jobs
They may be running the most successful companies in Massachusetts today, but many senior executives at AIM-member businesses…
August 3, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Falls Again in July
A resurgent US stock market, better-than-expected job growth and growing labor-force participation failed to make believers of Massachusetts…
August 2, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Former AIM President John Gould Dies at 86
John Gould, a passionate advocate for business and education who built Associated Industries of Massachusetts into the predominant…
August 1, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Lawmakers OK Energy, Economic Bills; Non-Competes Remain Unchanged
A frenzied conclusion to the 2015-2016 Beacon Hill legislative session produced far-reaching measures on energy and economic-development, but…
August 1, 2016
Read MoreArchived: A Statesmanlike Approach to Non-Competes
The 19th-century British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli defined a statesman as “essentially a practical character” who works “to…
July 25, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Take Action to Limit Electricity Rate Hikes
Employers concerned about the rising cost of electricity in Massachusetts take note ” it’s time to contact members…
July 22, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Legislature Approves Compromise Wage-Equity Bill
The Massachusetts Legislature unanimously passed on Saturday a compromise pay-equity bill hammered out among House leaders, the attorney…
July 21, 2016
Read MoreArchived: AIM to Honor International Business Leaders at Symposium
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) announced today that it will present its 21st annual Global Trade Awards at…
July 20, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Senate Takes Step Back on Non-Competes
The Massachusetts Senate took a dramatic step backward yesterday on non-compete agreements, passing Draconian restrictions that would effectively…
July 15, 2016
Read MoreArchived: AIM Backs Compromise Wage-Equity Bill
Associated Industries of Massachusetts announced that it supports compromise pay-equity legislation passed by the House of Representatives on…
July 13, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Transgender Law Will Have Modest Effect on Business
The transgender-rights bill signed last Friday by Governor Charlie Baker may be a landmark piece of social legislation,…
July 11, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Panama Canal Expansion Will Benefit Port of Boston
Editor’s note – Kristen Rupert is Executive Director of the AIM International Business Council.
July 7, 2016
Read MoreArchived: AIM Announces Human Resource Alliances
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) announced today that it has entered into alliances with two prominent human-resources organizations…
July 6, 2016
Read MoreArchived: Uncertainty Weakens Business Confidence
A month of economic uncertainty punctuated by weak US job growth and the United Kingdom’s impending exit from…
July 5, 2016
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