by State House News Service | Aug 10, 2021
A strong outlook among manufacturers and a sense among all employers that economic conditions are improving helped drive business confidence up in July to a level not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Associated Industries of Massachusetts said.
by State House News Service | Mar 9, 2021
Confidence among Massachusetts employers continued to build in February, and has risen in seven of the last nine months.
by State House News Service | Nov 6, 2020
It has never been easier for businesses and jobs to flee Massachusetts in droves and the House and Senate should think long and hard about that possibility before considering new or higher taxes on companies, some of the most influential industry groups this week warned Democratic leaders.
by State House News Service | Sep 8, 2020
Business confidence rose slightly in August but remains well below its level of a year ago, with a predominantly pessimistic outlook still prevailing.
by State House News Service | Jul 7, 2020
Business confidence in Massachusetts rebounded in June in lockstep with the reopening of economic sectors that had been sealed off by government order to guard against the spread of COVID-19.
by Diane McLaughlin | Jun 7, 2020
Despite the uncertainty that remains around public health – which will likely govern near-term demand for commercial loans of all types – leaders at some of the state’s largest community banks say signs point to an economic turnaround.
by State House News Service | Jun 3, 2020
Business confidence remains in pessimistic territory, but analysts said Tuesday that a major employer survey is beginning to show signs of a brightening view now that Massachusetts has begun to restart economic activity.
by State House News Service | May 5, 2020
Business confidence slid further into negative territory as Massachusetts employers dealt with financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty about re-opening plans in April, but remains above its all-time low during the Great Recession
by State House News Service | Apr 7, 2020
Already worried to start the year about the possibility of an economic slowdown, the confidence of Bay State employers in the economy in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic plummeted in March to near-Great Recession levels.
by State House News Service | Dec 10, 2019
Massachusetts employers remained cautiously optimistic about their prospects last month, according to confidence index results released Tuesday.
by State House News Service | Nov 12, 2019
Confidence among employers in Massachusetts continued its up-and-down trajectory in October, when the business community felt more optimistic about things.
by State House News Service | Sep 11, 2019
A long-running debate over the state’s estate tax revived on Beacon Hill as the Revenue Committee took up bills Tuesday calling for reforms or outright abolition of the levies charged when assets are passed along following a person’s death.
by State House News Service | Sep 11, 2019
Every element of Massachusetts employer confidence is lower than it was a year ago after a tumultuous August of escalating trade tensions sank business sentiment, an Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey found.
by State House News Service | Aug 27, 2019
Business organizations that have resisted new or higher taxes to funnel more money into public transportation are hitting back at the advocacy group Raise Up Massachusetts and its call for an “economically progressive” revenue package, delivering a one-two punch as this week began.
by State House News Service | Aug 9, 2019
Citing the state’s recent economic performance, a tech sector business organization said the state “does not have a revenue problem” amid calls for increased funding to fix years of under-investment in the state’s transit systems.
by State House News Service | Jun 7, 2019
House, Senate and Baker administration officials are still actively discussing whether they could agree to delay the rollout of the paid family and medical leave law for three months beyond July 1 without passing a bill this week, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.
by Bram Berkowitz | Jun 5, 2019
Massachusetts employers were less confident about economic conditions in May, amid renewed trade tensions and concerns among companies about increased operating costs from paid family leave and other government mandates.
by State House News Service | Jun 4, 2019
Advocacy and business groups have called for a three-month delay in payroll taxes needed to fund the new paid family and medical leave program.
by State House News Service | May 21, 2019
State government should approve a three-month delay in payroll taxes needed to fund the new paid family and medical leave program, according to a coalition of business, labor and social justice groups.
by State House News Service | May 16, 2019
A group of 11 House lawmakers testified together before the Labor and Workforce Development Committee Tuesday in support of a bill intended to discourage and penalize wage theft despite the death of similar bills in previous legislative sessions.