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Archived: Manufacturing: Unlikely Leader of the Recovery in Massachusetts

Archived: Massachusetts Senate Approves Budget with No Tax Increases

The Massachusetts Senate yesterday finalized a Fiscal Year 2012 budget that includes no tax increases and provides cities…

Archived: Massachusetts Reports Show Cause, Effects of Health Care Cost Crisis

State officials published two reports yesterday that provide a sobering look at both the rise in health insurance…

Archived: Resumption of Hiring Prompts Employers to Sharpen Compensation Plans

Economists tell us that 2011 will be the year the recovery gathers momentum and the pace of job…

Archived: AIM Appeals Cape Wind Ruling; Cites $1 Billion in Unnecessary Charges

AIM filed an appeal with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today challenging the decision by state regulators to…

Archived: Senate Budget Includes Municipal Health Reform, No Tax Increases

The Massachusetts Senate unveiled a proposed Fiscal Year 2012 state budget this morning that includes no tax increases;…

Archived: Unemployment System Computer Bug Exposes Employer Information

A virus that infected computers throughout the Massachusetts unemployment system may have compromised the confidential information of job…

Archived: Treasurer: Banking Partnership Frees Credit for Small Business

Editor’s Note: The following guest column was written by Massachusetts Treasurer and Receiver General Steven Grossman.

Archived: AIM Backs Health Payment Reform; Says Costs Must be Reduced

Health care costs can be reduced.  Simply lowering the rate of inflation is not enough.

Archived: Governor, AIM Announce Expanded BuyMass Initiative

Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on Friday announced a major expansion of their public/private collaboration…

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…

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.

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…

Archived: 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…