Changes wrought by the pandemic mean Massachusetts needs to plan much more holistically for its transportation and housing needs, two former MBTA board members told an audience of businesspeople yesterday.
Inflation estimates for the month of November may come in at eye-popping numbers, but the important thing is not to panic, a top People’s United Bank executive told Boston business leaders yesterday.
When coupled with the high costs of living, remote work could create a competitive disadvantage for Massachusetts, panelists said at a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce event Monday.
Multiple recent public opinion polls found that housing is a top issue for voters heading into Boston’s upcoming mayoral election, but without addressing the commonwealth’s shortage of skilled trades workers, the winner’s ability to make progress on housing production goals will be limited, at best.
Pittsfield-based Greylock Federal Credit Union has joined the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Pacesetters program, which uses procurement to promote economic opportunity by giving Massachusetts-based minority-owned enterprises access to contracts.
A new business coalition launching Wednesday plans to pursue a suite of policies aimed at helping workers foster the skills that employers seek.
We take heart that far-sighted legislators, the real estate industry and Gov. Charlie Baker have found common ground on how the state can decarbonize its economy over the next 30 years while keeping aggressive goals intact.
Two business groups that expressed reservations with details of the sweeping climate policy and emissions bill on Gov. Charlie Baker’s desk have shifted their tone
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce head Jim Rooney is asking lawmakers to make quick work of a piece of legislation that would bring state rules in line with CARES Act provisions.
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce is urging the MBTA’s board to delay its decision on significant proposed cuts to its commuter rail, bus, subway and ferry operations.
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce says it has entered into a partnership with Boston While Black, a new membership network for Black professionals, entrepreneurs, & graduate students, founded by Sheena Collier and also known as BWB.
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce weighed in with House and Senate negotiators on key aspects of economic development and job creation legislation that’s being worked out by a six-member conference committee, putting its support behind the House’s plans.
With panelists participating in a Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce panel on racism calling for action to change the systems that allow racism and inequality to persist in the business community, Berkshire Bank’s Malia Lazu said business leaders still need to take time to listen and learn.
Hopes for a just America cannot survive if the country does not come together to build a new system correcting centuries of racism, inequities and violence, Attorney General Maura Healey said Tuesday.
Boston-based developer and contractor Cruz Cos. has been given the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business of the Year award.
With four days remaining until Gov. Charlie Baker is due to put details on his economic reopening plan, the business community is growing more antsy about how it will all work.
The MBTA plans to carefully watch ridership data and increase service accordingly as the state reopens its economy in the coming months.
Employers need at least 10 days to prepare for the state’s reopening the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce said, and flagged testing, child care and transportation as the three major barriers to reopening amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
Endorsing the idea of a “phased in” reopening of the state’s economy, Senate President Karen Spilka told business leaders on Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic could present opportunities to begin repairing transportation infrastructure and to elevate as a priority early education and child care.
Community organizations see opportunities for banks and credit unions to make efforts to help minority-owned businesses, many of them in the same communities most affected by the public health crisis.
