Archived: Massachusetts Legislature Hits Halfway Point of Encouraging Session
The Massachusetts Legislature has reached the halfway point of a 2011-2012 session that has so far been encouraging…
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Archived: European Crisis, U.S. Deficit Pose Risks for Economy
Challenges on both sides of the Atlantic – the European debt crisis and the uncertain outcome of the…
November 18, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Blue Cross, Tufts Report Progress; Dispute Highlights Market Shifts
Fundamental change is painful.
November 17, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Brazil Trade Mission Will Allow Employers to Touch Key Market
Governor Deval Patrick’s December trade mission to Brazil, announced today as part of a two-nation trip to South…
November 16, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Looking for Qualified Workers? Hire a Massachusetts Veteran
Editor’s Note – The following guest article was written by Massachusetts Lt. Governor Timothy P. Murray. AIM is part…
November 15, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Can Congress Solve the Deficit? Post Questions for AIM Forum Speaker
What would you ask one of the world’s most respected economists if you had the chance?
November 14, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Green Communities Act Pushes Up Energy Costs with Few Benefits
Massachusetts employers and residents who already pay some of the highest electricity bills in the nation face additional…
November 9, 2011
Read MoreArchived: New President Sees UMass as Key Economic Resource
Speaking at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston at his inauguration as President of the University of…
November 8, 2011
Read MoreArchived: AIM Joins Administration Effort to Encourage Hiring of Veterans
Associated Industries of Massachusetts has joined a Patrick Administration initiative to promote the hiring of veterans by Bay…
November 3, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law Ignores Changing Workplace
One out of every three American workers, from software engineers and researchers to graphic designers and nannies, works…
November 3, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Storm Leaves Employers Snowed on How to Pay Workers
Last weekend’s freak snowstorm disrupted hundreds of businesses. Some closed. And some workers couldn’t get to work, leaving…
November 2, 2011
Read MoreArchived: 2012 Election Equation – Economy Creates Difficult Math for Obama
Note: The following article was written by Nigel Gault and Erik Johnson. Gault (right) is Chief US Economist…
November 1, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Employers Turn Bearish about the Future
Massachusetts employers grew increasingly bearish last month about an economy still hampered by weak consumer spending, housing problems…
November 1, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Worker Training System Must Help Employers Find Skilled People
“I can’t find the skilled people I need to make my business grow.”
October 28, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Video: Economist Sees Persistent Unemployment; Will Address AIM Forum
IHS Global Insight Chief US Economist Nigel Gault, who will keynote the November 18 AIM Executive Forum, told…
October 24, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Lacks Foundation to Eliminate Non-Compete Agreements
People who support banning non-compete agreements in Massachusetts often point to California as a state that has unleashed…
October 17, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Trade Agreements Split Massachusetts Delegation
Congress last night approved free-trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama in votes that divided the Massachusetts…
October 13, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Unemployment Fund Surplus Shows State Was Right to Freeze Rates
Massachusetts lawmakers who voted to freeze unemployment insurance rates in January endured a torrent of criticism from union…
October 13, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Congress: Approve Trade Pacts with South Korea, Colombia, Panama
Associated Industries of Massachusetts is urging the Massachusetts Congressional delegation to support free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia…
October 12, 2011
Read MoreArchived: NLRB Postpones Implementation of Union Notification Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has postponed by 10 weeks the implementation of a new rule that…
October 7, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Supplemental Budget Will Free Money to Train Workers
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a supplemental budget today that will free up millions of dollars in desperately…
October 5, 2011
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