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For workers, new skills are the springboard to job opportunities and growth.
Statewide and regional business associations from across the Commonwealth, including the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, have launched the Massachusetts Business Coalition on Skills (MBCS).
The new statewide coalition will advocate for policies that develop the skills of the Cape and Islands current and future workforce.
The MBCS formed because there are two sides to the skills gap, and both can drag job and economic growth.
On the employer side, it is difficult to find qualified talent. A 2019 survey by coalition member Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE) found that 73% of Massachusetts employers find it “somewhat difficult” or “very difficult” to find people with the right skills to fill open positions.
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Maybury Material Handling of East Longmeadow is key link in supply chain
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
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EAST LONGMEADOW John F. Maybury grew up working on minibikes and motorcycles, mechanical skills that came in handy when he started Maybury Material Handling in 1976.
But finding employees with mechanical or electrical experience for his business is proving more difficult, a challenge amplified during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’re always hiring. We’re continuously advertising. Our demand is growing,” Maybury said in a recent interview.
He even has a sign in front of the business in East Longmeadow, advertising for employees. Currently, he has 93, but he can use more. They are recruiting for office staff, fabricators and installers, along with service technicians who can work independently in the field.
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While Gov. Charlie Baker portrayed Massachusetts as âa national leaderâ on climate during his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday, Baker and the Legislature remain at odds over how the state should reach its emissions-reduction goals.
Baker vetoed a climate bill this month, but lawmakers appear unconvinced by the rebuke. The House and Senate plan to vote Thursday on the unchanged bill, which maps a plan for Massachusetts to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Baker declared his support for that goal last January. But, in a letter detailing his veto, he claimed that the Legislatureâs more aggressive interim reduction goals were too costly and that a new opt-in building code could hurt housing production.
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Antony Haynes and Karen Zink were elected to fill vacant positions on the Board of Trustees, and were also simultaneously elected as Directors of MountainOne Financial, Inc. and MountainOne Bank. The entire Board looks forward to working with Antony and Karen, Bosley said. Their excellent reputations and deep histories of professional service and community engagement will be extremely beneficial to MountainOne. MountainOne President & CEO Robert Fraser noted, I am thrilled to welcome Antony and Karen to the MountainOne family. I look forward to their strategic oversight and contributions to the future of MountainOne. Since 2015 Antony Haynes has been Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Assistant Professor of Law; Director of Cybersecurity and Privacy Law at Albany Law School. In this role, Mr. Haynes has been responsible for developing the law school s cyber-security curriculum and its on-line academic program. He is also an experienced lit
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