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Archived: Paid Leave Proposals Not Reasonable or Manageable

Editor’s Note: The following testimony opposing paid leave was delivered to the State House by AIM today. The…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 4

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 3

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: Paid Leave Bill Would Create Massive New State Bureaucracy

If you’re an employer who enjoys navigating the endless disputes, hearings and paperwork of state bureaucracies ” think…

Archived: NAFTA Ready to be Renegotiated

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be renegotiated in August. If you export to Canada or…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 2

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

Archived: The Constitutional Amendment Tax Trap – Myths and Facts, Part 1

Editor’s note – Beacon HIll lawmakers will vote on Wednesday whether to place on the 2018 statewide ballot…

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…