In alliance with the First Day Hikes Initiative that celebrates America’s State Parks, Massachusetts is offering residents and visitors a series of First Day guided hikes throughout the state parks system on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2019. The guided hikes are being coordinated by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation […]
Photo (l-r), Secretary Ash, Governor Baker, Lieutenant Governor Polito and Incoming Secretary Kennealy Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito announced the departure of Housing and Economic Development (HED) Secretary Jay Ash, and introduced as incoming Secretary current HED Assistant Secretary for Business Growth, Mike Kennealy. Secretary Kennealy will […]
State and local officials, led by Governor Charlie Baker and Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, joined MassDOT Secretary Stephanie Pollack, MBTA Interim General Manager Jeffrey Gonneville and CRRC MA Chairman & President Jia Bo, at the CRRC manufacturing facility in Springfield, MA, to mark the on-time completion of the first pair […]
Photo: Nantucket Christmas (Boston) –– December 17, 2018 – The travel and tourism industry in Massachusetts had a record-setting year in 2017, with nearly 29 million domestic and international visitors spending $22.86 billion in the Commonwealth, a 4.8% increase over 2016. This direct spending generated $1.5 billion in combined state […]
Wayfair Boston Office The Baker-Polito Administration and the Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved six projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 3,703 net new jobs, retain 4,313 jobs throughout Massachusetts and leverage more than $82 million in private investment. Governor […]
U.S. Economic Sanctions Panel: Peter Liston, Barb Secor, Alexandra Lopez-Casero and moderator Gwendolyn Jaramillo. Over 300 export leaders and companies from throughout the state and region attended the annual Export Expo held on December 8 at the Massachusetts Transportation Building in Park Square, Boston. Organized by the Massachusetts Export Center, […]
Nearly 400 people attended MassEcon’s 15th Annual Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards, which honored 15 enterprising companies from across the Commonwealth for their outstanding contributions of investment, job growth, facility expansion, and community involvement. MassEcon is the state’s private sector partner in promoting business growth in Massachusetts. The luncheon was […]
Stan Strickland and Bill Pierce In 1977 a group of Boston musicians – Hayes Burnet, Syd Smart and Leonard Brown – initiated the John Coltrane Memorial Concert as a way of recognizing the genius of one of America’s greatest musicians and composers. The concert venue changed for the first several […]
In November, the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) and JetBlue announced the launch of the airline’s nonstop flight from Boston to Havana, Cuba. This marks the airline’s 68th nonstop destination from Boston and the Logan International Airport’s 56th international destination. The weekly JetBlue flight will fly from Boston’s Logan International Airport […]
Governor Charlie Baker recently signed into law S2631, An Act to promote and enhance civic engagement (S2631) to enable students in Massachusetts to gain a new appreciation and understanding of history and civics. Joining Governor Baker at the signing were Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Education Secretary James Peyser, Senate President […]
The Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT)…
Lt. Governor Karyn Polito joined Senate President Karen…
Massport has landed its first nonstop flight to Africa,…
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, Governor Charlie Baker…
