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What Are Your Policy Priorities for 2025-2026?

By Brooke Thomson President & CEO November for most people means Thanksgiving and the onset of the holiday…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business Confidence | Economy

Business Confidence Strengthens in October

Business confidence rose to its highest level in two years last month as the US economy grew at…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Legal | Technology

Employers Win Round on Internet Information

By Sam Larson Vice President, Government Affairs The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) last week agreed with a…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Economy

Hanna Joins Board of Economic Advisors

A veteran investment-management executive has joined the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Board of Economic Advisors (BEA). Ryan Hanna,…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business | Business Management | Diversity | Economy

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…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Ballot Questions | Economy

A Time for Healing

by Brooke Thomson President & CEO As the sun rises on the day after the election, it is…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business | Economy | Small Business | Unemployment Insurance | Workforce

Unemployment System to be in the Red by 2028

By Brooke Thomson President & CEO The Massachusetts Unemployment Insurance system will be $300 million in the red…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business | Manufacturing | Pharma

Manufacturing Remains Lynchpin for Massachusetts

By Brooke Thomson President & CEO The British entrepreneur Sir James Dyson observed that “manufacturing is more than…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Economic Development | Human Resources | Small Business

AIM, SBA Collaborate to Help Small Business

Associated Industries of Massachusetts has finalized a strategic alliance with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) to…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business Confidence | Economy | Manufacturing | Massachusetts

Business Confidence Strengthens in September

Business confidence rose last month as the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates amid generally stable economic activity. The…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business | Manufacturing

Accutech Success Comes in Many Packages

Editor’s note – AIM is celebrating Manufacturing Month in October by profiling Massachusetts manufacturers who are building the…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Ballot Questions | Business | Human Resources | Workforce

Vote No on Question 2

By Brooke Thomson President and CEO In 2023, Associated Industries of Massachusetts honored Worcester Technical High School and…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business

Thomson Named to BBJ ‘Power 50’ List of Influential Business Leaders

AIM President and CEO Brooke Thomson has been selected as one of the region’s most influential business leaders…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Employment Law | Human Resources | Workforce

Ask the Helpline: Handling Requests for Religious Accommodation

Question As we head into autumn and with recent hires, we anticipate receiving requests for religious accommodation. I’ve…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts | Business | Economy | Employment Law | Human Resources | Workforce

Massachusetts Law Again Covers Non-Competes

By Brooke Thomson President and CEO  The use of non-compete agreements once again rests with Massachusetts law.  That’s…

Associated Industries of Massachusetts

AIM Expands Communication to Members

By Brooke Thomson President and CEO AIM is improving the way we communicate important information to our 3,400…