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Although it’s practically brand new, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has revealed employer attitudes in the region are trending more optimistic than the rest of the state.
Employers are hiring, tech and biotech businesses are booming, and labor is having a moment. But COVID-19 still clouds the economic forecast for the year ahead.
The Massachusetts Legislature will vote Wednesday on a constitutional amendment imposing a surtax on those making $1 million or more a year, marking a final step before it can go before voters in the fall of 2022.
Local Refugee Agencies Scramble To Welcome A Surge Of Newcomers This Fall Faith leaders and members of human rights groups protest outside of the U.S. Capitol during a demonstration calling congress not to end refugee resettlement programs on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Washington. Jose Luis Magana / FR159526 AP After years of steep declines in the number of refugees coming to the region, organizations dedicated to helping people resettle in Massachusetts after fleeing war and persecution are racing to ramp up for an expected surge of these newcomers this year. Less than a week after Presiden...
Priority Should Be Economic Recovery By Chris Geehern The unprecedented upheaval of 2020 will change the way we live and work for years to come, says John Regan, president and CEO of Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM). Regan punctuated his annual State of Massachusetts Business Address with a call for state policymakers to support the recovery of an economy that remains fragile in the wake of the ongoing public-health crisis. “Hundreds of thousands of our friends and neighbors in Massachusetts remain out of work because of the pandemic. Many have left the workforce altogether,”...