"Much work remains to address issues of competitiveness, transportation, housing, an uncertain economy, and more over the coming year,” Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce President Jim Rooney said.
The number of available jobs in Massachusetts is projected to significantly increase over the next decade. However, businesses across the state are saying that there might not be enough qualified
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,” Regan said during a virtual speech to the AIM Executive Forum. “Addressing the COVID crisis by shutting down the economy again and impeding the ability of people to support their families is not a solution. Neither is imposing Draconian tax increases to address the state’s fiscal issues on the backs of businesspeople trying to keep people employed amid permanent, structural changes to th