Archived: Governor: Collaboration will Solve Massachusetts Health Cost Crisis
Governor Deval Patrick today called upon employers, government and health care providers to collaborate on a solution to…
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Archived: Cosmetics Company Serves Global Market from Home Base in Berkshires
The peaceful hills surrounding Great Barrington seem far removed from the fast-paced global market for cosmetics.
May 12, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Environmental Chief Seeks Business Input on Reform
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) is asking employers for ideas to help the agency restructure in…
May 11, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Health Plan Design Could Have Saved Massachusetts Cities $3.3 Billion
Massachusetts cities and towns could have saved $3.3 billion on health insurance premiums during the past decade that…
May 10, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Raytheon Meets Potential Suppliers at BuyMass Event in Springfield
What do you get when you combine global defense and technology leader Raytheon with 15 Massachusetts companies offering…
May 6, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts Officials: Report People who Choose Unemployment over Work
Few issues frustrate Massachusetts employers more than unemployed people who turn down job offers in favor of collecting…
May 4, 2011
Read MoreArchived: How’s Business? Massachusetts Employers Discuss Economic Conditions
Editor’s note: What do Massachusetts employers think about the economy and their own business prospects? AIM surveys member…
May 3, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Employer Confidence Grows, But Few Think Recession is Over
Confidence among Massachusetts employers surged to its highest level in almost four years during April, even though only 10…
May 3, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Massachusetts House Votes to Narrow Treble Damages Law
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted today to narrow the punitive 2008 Treble Damages Law that placed the…
April 28, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Outgoing UMass President Sees Growing Collaboration with Business
The outgoing president of the University of Massachusetts sees accelerated growth ahead for the $2.8 billion educational institution that now…
April 28, 2011
Read MoreArchived: House Vote Gives Massachusetts Cities, Towns Ability to Maintain Jobs
The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted last night to give Bay State cities and towns the ability to…
April 27, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Education Commissioner Proposes Stronger Educator Evaluation
Noting that “no other school-based factor has as great an influence on student achievement as an effective teacher”…
April 21, 2011
Read MoreArchived: AIM Members: Urge Legislators to Fix Treble Damage Law
Next week, members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives will debate and vote on the Fiscal Year 2012…
April 21, 2011
Read MoreArchived: AIM Launches Employers’ Campaign for Affordable Health
Associated Industries of Massachusetts today launched its largest issue campaign in two decades in a bid to end…
April 19, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Concerned about Massachusetts Health Costs? Ask the Experts
What would you ask four of the nation’s most prominent experts on the cost of health care if…
April 14, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Fiscally Sound House Budget Proposal Benefits Massachusetts Economy
The Massachusetts House Ways and Means Committee proposed a Fiscal Year 2012 budget today that would narrow the…
April 13, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Top 10 Tips for Selling Goods, Services Overseas
What are the Top 10 keys to success for companies looking to sell goods and services overseas?
April 11, 2011
Read MoreArchived: AIM Commends Brown for Vote to Keep Greenhouse Debate in Congress
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) today commended Senator Scott Brown for supporting an amendment that would have left…
April 6, 2011
Read MoreArchived: U.S. Senate Passes 1099 Repeal; Sends Measure to President
Employers in Massachusetts and elsewhere will not face onerous new 1099 tax reporting requirements now that the U.S….
April 5, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Generous Health Plans Strangle Massachusetts Cities, Towns
Financially strapped cities and towns in Massachusetts spend 37 percent more to provide health insurance to their employees…
April 5, 2011
Read MoreArchived: Employers Struggle to Fill Jobs, Despite High Unemployment Rate
Massachusetts employers are having trouble filling job openings despite the Bay State’s 8.2 percent unemployment, according to the…
April 5, 2011
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