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Archived: Four Companies Earn Global Trade Awards

Associated Industries of Massachusetts today announced that its 22nd annual AIM Global Trade Awards will go to a…

Archived: There’s Life in the Massachusetts Manufacturing Sector

Today is Manufacturing Day in the United States as the nation celebrates the economic contributions of companies and…

Archived: Business Leaders File Suit Against Proposed Income Surtax

AIM President and Chief Executive Officer Richard C. Lord is among five prominent business leaders who filed suit…

Archived: Employer Confidence Rebounds

Massachusetts employers are as optimistic as they have been all year about the overall economy and prospects for…

Archived: AbbVie – Employer Remains Determined to Make a Difference

Editor’s note: The global pharmaceutical company AbbVie will receive a 2017 AIM Next Century Award on Thursday at…

Archived: TechSpring – Collision Space for Health-Care Technology

Editor’s note – TechSpring at Baystate Health will receive an AIM Next Century award at the association’s Western…

Archived: Speaker Calls for Employer Policy Engagement

The first time Robert DeLeo spoke to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts after being elected Speaker of the…

Archived: Using Digital Transformation for Business Success

Editor’s note ” Jeffery Lauria is Vice President of Technology at iCorps Technologies. He will be among the…

Archived: AIM Announces 2017 Sustainability Awards

Editor’s note: Matt Gardner, PhD., is Managing Partner for Sustainserv Inc. Six Massachusetts companies ranging from a global…

Archived: Ten Companies, Individuals to be Honored with AIM Next Century Awards

A sprawling Berkshire County factory turned world-renowned arts center, a company that has changed the way people interact…

Archived: $15 Minimum Wage, Paid Family Leave Approved for Ballot

Attorney General Maura Healey today certified proposals for mandated paid family leave and a $15 per-hour minimum wage…

Archived: Employer Confidence Dips; Overall View Remains Optimistic

Massachusetts employer confidence edged lower for the second consecutive month during August, but remained comfortably in optimistic territory.

Archived: Two Bills Advance Efforts to Address Skills Shortage

AIM’s Blueprint for the Next Century long-term economic plan for Massachusetts identifies the shortage of qualified workers as…

Archived: New Greenhouse Regulations Will Drive Up Costs for Employers

The Baker Administration will today introduce new regulations that set specific limits on sources of greenhouse gases, the…

Archived: Governor to Sign Employer Assessment

Governor Charlie Baker said last night that he intends to sign legislation imposing a $200 million MassHealth assessment…

Archived: Business Confidence Weakens Slightly in July

Massachusetts employer confidence meandered through the first full month of the summer, edging down during July but remaining…

Archived: Paul Ryan Visits New Balance; Says Tax Reform Coming This Year

For a man who carries the weight of the nation’s economy, budget and health-care systems on his back,…

Archived: Legislature Levies Medicaid Assessment Minus Reforms

The Massachusetts Legislature today levied a $200 million tax on employers to cover a shortfall in the MassHealth…

Archived: AIM Calls for Long-Term Cost Changes to MassHealth

Archived: Governor Sends Back Employer Assessment; Seeks MassHealth Reforms

Governor Charles D. Baker returned to the Legislature today the employer health-care assessment portion of the Fiscal Year…

Archived: Boston Lawmaker Named Chair of Ways & Means Committee

House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Sunday named a Boston legislator with extensive experience in health-care policy to chair…