Archived: AIM Vision Award | Financial Services Pioneer Fidelity Continues to Innovate
Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the second annual Vision Awards, which honor the accomplishments of companies…
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Archived: Governor Makes Case for Bipartisanship
Governor Charlie Baker, speaking one day after a health-care bill once again passed the US House of Representatives…
May 8, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Woods Hole Oceanographic President Discusses AIM Vision Award
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) – the world’s largest, private non-profit oceanographic research institution and a lynchpin of…
May 2, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Business Confidence Retreats After Seven-Month Rally
Massachusetts employers hit the pause button on a seven-month rally in business confidence during April, but their outlook…
May 2, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Facing Crisis in the Social Media Age
Editor’s note: Geri Denterlein is CEO and founder of the strategic communications firm Denterlein. She recently conducted a…
April 26, 2017
Read MoreArchived: State Readies New Rules on Background Checks
Editor’s note: The following blog was written by Jean M. Wilson, Barry J. Miller, and Alison Silveira of…
April 13, 2017
Read MoreArchived: House Establishes Process to Study Health Assessment
The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee wants the Baker Administration to examine the assumptions underlying its controversial…
April 10, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Survey: Employers Use Wages, Partnerships to Address Skills Crisis
Massachusetts employers believe that the best way to address the shortage of skilled workers is to show those…
April 5, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Tech Foundry Earns 2017 Gould Education Award
An employer initiative in Springfield to train students for careers in information technology will receive the 2017 John…
April 5, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Rises Again in March
Massachusetts employer confidence inched higher during March amid a swirl of contradictory economic and political signals.
April 4, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Uber Envisions New Transportation Model
The ride-sharing app Uber has logged the fastest ascent in Silicon Valley history, growing from a startup eight…
March 30, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Fidelity, Bright Horizons, WHOI Honored with 2017 AIM Vision Awards
Three organizations that have transformed Massachusetts by carving out preeminent places in their disciplines ” Fidelity Investments, Bright…
March 30, 2017
Read MoreArchived: State Tightens Standard for Health Cost Growth
The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission voted unanimously today to lower the state’s objective for the growth of health-care…
March 29, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Using Science to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Editor’s Note ” Matthew Gardner, Ph.D., is Managing Partner of Sustainserv. He will serve as moderator of the…
March 16, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Never Mind Washington; Here’s How to Moderate Health Insurance Premiums
You’ll excuse Massachusetts employers for being cynical as they watch the health-care debate in Washington unfold while they…
March 12, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Health Reform Repeal and Replace – What Does It Mean to Employers?
Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday released their long-awaited alternative to the Affordable Care Act…
March 7, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Hits 13-Year High
Confidence among Massachusetts employers hit a 13-year high during February, fueled by optimism among manufacturers and an increasingly…
March 7, 2017
Read MoreArchived: AIM, Advocates Reach Deal on Protections for Pregnant Workers
Associated Industries of Massachusetts has reached agreement with the advocacy group MotherWoman on compromise legislation to extend employment…
March 1, 2017
Read MoreArchived: ‘Day Without a Woman’ Poses Issues for Employers
Political activists are calling for women to stay home from work on March 8 as part of “A…
February 28, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Immigration Chaos Poses Unique Threat to Massachusetts Economy
The ongoing chaos surrounding US immigration policy poses a unique threat to the Massachusetts economy in its role…
February 24, 2017
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Exports Rise; Trade Policy Remains Unclear
Recently-released year-end 2016 trade statistics tell a positive story for Massachusetts.
February 16, 2017
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