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AIM Foundation Wins Grant from Cummings Foundation
The Associated Industries of Massachusetts Foundation (AIMF) has received a $150,000 grant from The Cummings Foundation to expand…
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Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Diversity
AIM CEO Honored for Championing Women in the Workplace
AIM President and CEO Brooke Thomson and Governor Maura Healey are among 12 leaders honored with the 2025…
March 12, 2025
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Black History Month Speaks to Future of the State Economy
By Brooke Thomson President & CEO The arrival of Black History Month in February reminds us of the…
January 29, 2025
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AIM Urges Members to Participate in New Diversity Index
Associated Industries of Massachusetts today urged its 3,400 member companies to participate in an effort by the Boston…
December 5, 2024
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AIM Companies Make List of Top Women-Led Businesses
Associated Industries of Massachusetts congratulates 15 member companies named to the 2024 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses list released…
November 6, 2024
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CandleLux: The Sweet Scent of Success
When is a candle more than a candle? Lance McBrayer, the founder of CandleLux in Boston, believes that…
September 24, 2024
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Supplier Diversity Effort Creates Vibrant Marketplace
By Karen Wallace EVP, Economic Inclusion The AIM Business Connect supplier diversity initiative has provided introductions leading to…
September 12, 2024
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AIM Awards Brand Videos to 11 Small Companies from Under-Represented Communities
By Karen Wallace EVP, Economic Inclusion Eleven small businesses owned by women or people of color will receive…
August 9, 2024
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Wage Equity is Matter of Competitiveness
The Massachusetts Legislature last week passed a compromise wage-equity and transparency bill that will make Massachusetts more competitive…
July 29, 2024
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Leveraging Supplier Diversity for Economic Prosperity in Massachusetts
Editor’s note – This article appeared Wednesday in The Springfield Republican. By Brooke Thomson and Xiomara Albán DeLobato…
April 25, 2024
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AIM Honors Samuel M. Gebru, Black Lion Strategies, with 2024 Latimer Award
Samuel M. Gebru, founder and CEO of Black Lion Strategies, has made a career of creating “good trouble.”…
April 4, 2024
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Senate Acts on Early Education Reform
By Vasundhra Sangar Vice President, Government Affairs The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday passed An Act ensuring affordability, readiness…
March 17, 2024
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AIM Names Head of Economic Inclusion
Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) has named Karen Wallace, its chief marketing executive since 2020, to the newly…
February 7, 2024
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AIM Honors Boston Impact Initiative with 2023 Lewis Latimer Award
An impact investment fund focused on closing the racial wealth divide and building economic, social and political power…
April 6, 2023
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Massachusetts Economy: Building a Future of Inclusion
by Karen Wallace Massachusetts has historically been in the vanguard of movements to provide equality and respect to…
January 7, 2023
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How to Create and Leverage DEI Programs as a Business Strategy
by Punam Rogers – Attorney; Constangy The key to effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives is creating…
August 1, 2022
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We Are All in the Child Care Business
By Jon Bernstein and Saskia Epstein PNC Bank Not a week goes by without national headlines…
June 3, 2022
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Harassment Case Dismissed for Lack of Supervisory Relationship
A sexual harassment claim arising from a supervisor’s actions can lead to greater liability for the employer under…
April 5, 2022
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AIM CEO: Tenacity, Diversity, Technology Key to Economy
Tenacity, diversity and technology are necessary elements of an economic recovery that will allow Massachusetts residents to prosper…
January 21, 2022
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Hispanic- Americans Play Growing Role in the Economy
ECONOMY NEWS | September 16, 2021 By: Eduardo Crespo Editor’s Note: Eduardo Crespo, an immigrant from Ecuador,…
September 16, 2021
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Collaboration Seeks to Address Loss of Women
Associated Industries of Massachusetts and the Boston Women’s Workforce Council today announced a collaboration to help employers stem…
September 12, 2021
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