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Archived: GED is G-O-N-E in Massachusetts

Massachusetts employers accustomed to hiring people with the General Education Development (GED) high school equivalency certificate should be…

Archived: Massachusetts Economy Continues ‘Prolonged Convalescence’

Raymond G. Torto, global Chairman of Research at CBRE and Chair of AIM’s Board of Economic Advisors (BEA)…

Archived: Groceries Please, Hold the Politics

Associated Industries of Massachusetts and other business groups have filed a legal brief supporting the right of supermarkets…

Archived: Governor, Speaker Affirm Support for Unemployment Insurance Reform

Massachusetts employers should be encouraged that Governor Deval Patrick and House Speaker Robert DeLeo (right) have both affirmed…

Archived: AIM President Outlines Business Agenda for 2014

Richard C. Lord, President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, delivered the following State of…

Archived: Economic Glass Half Full, But Long-Term Challenges Remain

Archived: The State of Massachusetts Business

Editor’s note: Richard C. Lord, President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts, delivered the following…

Archived: A Checklist for Employee Safety in the Winter

The cold bite of winter can put employees at risk and limit their ability to perform their jobs….

Archived: AIM Report: Projected Raises Finally Top Levels Prior to Recession

Massachusetts employers plan to increase wages and salaries by an average of 2.96 percent during 2014 as pay…

Archived: Innovation Showcase Honors A.I.M. Mutual Injury Prevention Effort

A global forum has recognized workers compensation insurer Associated Industries of Massachusetts Mutual Insurance Cos. of Burlington for…

Archived: Landmark Law Cuts Electric, Gas Bills for Many Businesses

Businesses that purchase electricity or natural gas from NSTAR or Western Massachusetts Electric Company could see the distribution…

Archived: Do Employers Believe in the Recovery?

If an economic recovery takes place and neither employers nor consumers believe it, is it really an economic…

Archived: AIM Health Committee Educates, Gives Voice to Employers

Editor’s note: Bill Grant is Chief Financial Officer of Cummings Properties in Woburn and a director of Associated…

Archived: Think the Minimum Wage Increase Doesn’t Affect You? Think Again

Supporters and opponents of increasing the minimum wage in Massachusetts agree on one thing ” the ramifications extend…

Archived: 33% Unemployment Tax Hike Discourages Job Growth

Massachusetts employers return to work this snowy Thursday to find that their Unemployment Insurance taxes increased by 33…

Archived: Unemployment Rate Shows Covergence of State Economies

Massachusetts added 6,500 jobs in November, pushing the state’s unemployment rate down a tenth of a point to…

Archived: Massachusetts Health Spending 36 Percent Above National Average

The percentage of the Massachusetts economy spent on health care dipped slightly from 2009 to 2012, but Bay…

Archived: Ten Tips for Doing Business in Canada

This season’s beautiful Boston Common Christmas tree – an annual thank-you gift from the people of Halifax, Nova…

Archived: Top 10 Massachusetts Business Stories of 2013

The year 2013 remains indelibly defined by images of smoke and human suffering from two bombs that exploded…

Archived: Midwest Air Pollution Raises Costs for Massachusetts Companies

Renewed efforts by Massachusetts and seven other eastern states to force reductions in the air pollution that blows…

Archived: Economic Reports Provide Good Cheer – Sort Of

Even the most Scrooge-like economic cynic has to be a bit encouraged this week by a succession of…