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AIM Expresses Thanks to Outgoing Speaker DeLeo

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM), its 3,500 member companies and their thousands of employees thank Robert A. DeLeo…

Baker Administration Allocates $668 Million to Small-Business Grant Program

The Baker administration announced yesterday that an additional $668 million will be allocated to a popular grant program to help…

Governor Announces New Capacity Restrictions

Today Governor Baker announced new temporary orders to reduce capacity across many businesses to 25% from the current 40% for most businesses (See graph below).  The new orders go into…

AIM Calls for Urgent Freeze on Unemployment Tax Rates for 2021

Associated Industries of Massachusetts has worked tirelessly with elected officials on both the state and federal levels to…

Stimulus Bill Would Re-Invigorate PPP; Clarify Tax Status

Congressional negotiators announced agreement Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, delivering help to businesses and…

Experts to Discuss Vaccine Implications for Employers

Dr. Michael Collins, the Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, understands better than most people the…

AIM Honors Five Companies with 2020 Sustainability Awards

Five companies ranging from a global biopharmaceutical innovator to a 97-year-old central Massachusetts construction company that builds critical…

Governor Announces Rollback of Re-Opening Plan

Effective Sunday, December 13, Massachusetts will roll back to Step 1 of Phase 3 under a new announcement by Governor Baker.  These changes…

Employer Confidence Strengthens During November

Confidence among Massachusetts businesses last month rose to its highest level since February, inching toward optimism as vaccines…