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Economic Outlook: Optimism Amid Uncertainty
Rick MacDonald’s best description for 2025 is “The Year We All Guessed Wrong.” The managing director and region…
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Wayne J. Griffin Electric of Holliston Earns 2025 Gould Award
Wayne Griffin, center, stops during a tour of Wayne Griffin Electric with, left to right, Michael Winters, formerly…
September 2, 2025
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Clash of Trades Combines Reality TV with Manufacturing
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO What do you get when you cross reality TV with manufacturing? The…
August 12, 2025
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These Employers are Changing Lives through Opportunity
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO Every once in a while, you get an epiphany about the unique…
July 11, 2025
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AIM: Use 10th Grade MCAS to Determine Competence
April 4, 2025 Dear Members of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education: The Associated Industries of Massachusetts…
April 9, 2025
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A Wise Investment in Career Technical Education
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO Anyone who has tried to hire a plumber, auto technician or construction…
February 27, 2025
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AIM, Others Urge Use of MCAS as Transitional Assessment Tool
Dear Member of the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, We are writing regarding your effort to draft…
February 25, 2025
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Protect Our Kids’ Future: Vote No on 2
The Protect Our Kids’ Future: Vote No on 2 campaign, which is supported by Associated Industries of Massachusetts…
July 29, 2024
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Senate Passes Budget; Blueprint Heads to Conference Committee
By Sam Larson Vice President, Government Affairs The Massachusetts Senate last week unanimously approved a $58 billion budget…
May 27, 2024
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Key Takeaways from Senate Budget Proposal
By Sam Larson Vice President, Government Affairs The Ways and Means Committee of the Massachusetts Senate last week…
May 8, 2024
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UMass Lowell Earns 2024 Gould Award
UMass Lowell is on a roll. Named the No. 1 public school in the Commonwealth by the Wall…
April 22, 2024
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MCAS Graduation Requirement Key to Economy
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO Associated Industries of Massachusetts has always championed the value of education and…
April 9, 2024
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