Archived: Employers Announce Initiative to Reduce Health Costs
AIM and 19 other prominent Massachusetts business organizations today announced an initiative to save $100 million in health care…
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Archived: Offshore Wind Project Underscores Value of Competition
Associated Industries of Massachusetts today applauded the competitive process that led to the selection of Vineyard Wind to…
May 23, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Lt. Governor Stresses Regional Approach to Economic Growth
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, dubbed the “road warrior” because of a travel schedule that has taken her to…
May 21, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Natural-Gas Constraints Bad for Business, Bad for Environment
A shortage of natural-gas capacity during the December/January cold snap added $1.7 billion to the electric bills of…
May 8, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Up Slightly in April
Business confidence strengthened during April as growing optimism among employers about the prospects of their own companies outweighed…
May 8, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Looking for Employees? Evacuees from Puerto Rico are Looking for Work
AIM is working with the Baker Administration to assist the thousands of people who fled hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico…
May 3, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Natural Gas Central to Energy Cost Moderation, Greenhouse Reductions
How do you reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 80 percent and accelerate the development of renewable energy without bankrupting…
April 25, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Much at Stake for Employers in Final 100 Days of Legislative Session
Today marks 100 days until the Massachusetts Legislature wraps up formal business for its 2017-2018 session.
April 23, 2018
Read MoreArchived: 2018 Gould Award Honors Springfield Empowerment Zone
A model collaboration among the City of Springfield, Springfield Public Schools, the Springfield Education Association, teachers, administrators, local…
April 9, 2018
Read MoreLegislature Tightens Access to Criminal Records; Adds Employer Protection
The Massachusetts Legislature today passed a criminal-justice reform bill that narrows the ability of employers to research the…
April 4, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Tariff Announcements Drive Down Business Confidence
Confidence among Massachusetts employers weakened during March amid roiling international trade tensions and volatile financial markets.
April 3, 2018
Read MoreArchived: AIM Honors Bill and Joyce Cummings, MassMutual with 2018 Vision Awards
A couple giving away its fortune to charity and a distinguished financial services company adding jobs from Springfield…
April 2, 2018
Read MoreArchived: AIM Urges State to Maintain Aggressive Health-Cost Benchmark
Massachusetts should retain its 3.1 percent health-care cost growth benchmark because employers continue to struggle to provide quality…
March 28, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Employers to Save $150 Million on Workers’ Compensation
Massachusetts employers will see a $150 million decrease in workers’ compensation insurance rates beginning July 1 under an…
March 23, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Economic Development Chief Staying Busy
Jay Ash acknowledges that it’s a great time to be Secretary of Housing and Economic Development in Massachusetts.
March 23, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Updated Generator Rules Lower Costs, Improve Safety
The Baker Administration’s three-year-old regulatory review initiative resolved a major issue for Massachusetts employers on March 9 when…
March 19, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Strengthens, Despite Market Volatility
Massachusetts employer confidence strengthened during February as optimism about long-term economic growth outweighed a volatile month in the…
March 6, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Lack of Natural-Gas Infrastructure Puts Massachusetts at Risk
Employers in Massachusetts pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country, in part because the commonwealth…
March 5, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Attorney General Releases Wage-Equity Guidance for Employers
Attorney General Maura Healey today issued much-anticipated guidance for employers on complying with the new Massachusetts wage-equity law…
March 1, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Senate Energy Bill: Christmas for Special Interests
Some members of the Senate don’t want you to spend all those recently announced savings on your electric…
February 13, 2018
Read MoreArchived: Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Graduated Tax Proposal
Lawyers for five prominent business leaders, including AIM President Rick Lord, argued before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court…
February 6, 2018
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