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Archived: Employer Confidence Weakens in February

Confidence among Massachusetts employers weakened for the fifth time in seven months during February, but businesses remain optimistic…

Archived: Verizon Executive Heads New Workforce Board

A Verizon executive who last year co-chaired the Associated Industries of Massachusetts centennial will lead a new state…

Archived: Strategies to Reduce Your Energy Costs

Massachusetts suffers from some of the highest electricity prices in the country ” nearly double those of competitor states…

Archived: Employers Give Mixed Grades to Community Colleges

Massachusetts employers give a mixed report card to the commonwealth’s community colleges, though more than a quarter of…

Archived: Cuba, Iran, Russia Pose Trade Challenges

Yesterday’s historic announcement that President Obama will visit Cuba signals U.S. intent to further open trade relations with…

Archived: Why Are Health-Care Costs Rising?

A study released today by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), the National…

Archived: Infographic | The Cost of Solar-Energy Subsidies

Here is AIM’s new ad opposing the $8 billion giveaway to solar energy developers.

Archived: Employers Remain Optimistic, Despite Market Volatility

Confidence among Massachusetts employers remained steady during January as optimism about the state economy offset uncertainty about China…

Archived: Massachusetts Employers See Clinton as Next President

Massachusetts employers overwhelmingly believe that Hillary Clinton will be the next president of the United States.

Archived: AIM Asks Feds to Investigate Scam Calls to Employer

Associated Industries of Massachusetts has asked federal officials to investigate an apparent scam in which a caller claiming…

Archived: Video Blog | Economic Growth, Health Costs, Talent Development

The 2016 Associated Industries of Massachusetts Economic Outlook Forum featured a panel of experts looking at prospects for the…

Archived: Why the ‘Millionaire Tax’ Will Hurt Jobs

Editor’s note – John R. Regan, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs for Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM),…

Archived: GE Move Uplifts Economic Outlook Forum

The decision by General Electric Company to base its headquarters in Boston underscores a coalescing of economic activity…

Archived: GE Move to Boston Represents Watershed for Economy

Today’s decision by General Electric Company to locate its corporate headquarters in Boston represents a watershed for the…

Archived: The 300 Percent Energy Solution

Advocates of renewable energy are fond of saying that the billions of dollars siphoned from ratepayers for mandated…

Archived: How Much Do Energy Giveaways Add to Your Electric Bill?

Archived: UMass Students, Waters Corp. Solve Science Challenges

For the past three years, AIM member Waters Corporation has worked with a groundbreaking program at UMass Amherst…

Archived: Employers Maintain Mixed Feelings About Economy

Massachusetts employers regard the economy with the same mix of emotions that many Patriots fans felt after Sunday’s…

Archived: Government Postpones Health-Reform Reporting Deadlines

The federal government has extended the February 1 deadline for employers to provide eligibility and other information to…

Archived: Export-Import Bank Back in Business

The U.S. Export-Import Bank re-opened for business two weeks ago after being sidelined since June 30 because of…

Archived: Infographic: The Rising Cost of Health Care

The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission this week released its 2015 Cost Trends Report examining the cost of health care…