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Archived: Employer Confidence Rebounds in May

Massachusetts employer confidence resumed its upward trajectory during May as companies expressed renewed optimism about their own business…

Archived: Senate Creates Roadmap for Debate on Employer Assessment

The Massachusetts Senate today sought to define the process through which the Baker Administration might require employers pay…

Archived: Tech Foundry Addresses Burgeoning Need for IT Workers

Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the John Gould Education and Workforce Development Award to Tech Foundry…

Archived: AIM Vision Awards | WHOI Makes Massachusetts Global Center of Ocean Science

Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the second annual Vision Awards, which honor the accomplishments of companies…

Archived: AIM Vision Awards | Bright Horizons Helps Employers, Employees Balance Complex Work/Life Issues

Associated Industries of Massachusetts last week presented the second annual Vision Awards, which honor the accomplishments of companies…

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…

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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: Employer Confidence Rises Again in March

Massachusetts employer confidence inched higher during March amid a swirl of contradictory economic and political signals.

Archived: Uber Envisions New Transportation Model

The ride-sharing app Uber has logged the fastest ascent in Silicon Valley history, growing from a startup eight…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…