Boston is going for the gold. Early next month, the US Olympic Committee (USOC) is expected to name the American city that will compete on the international stage for the 2024 Olympic Games. Boston is one of the four finalists, along with Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, DC. Earlier […]
(Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum) John F. Kennedy continues to inspire. The 35th president of the United States (1961-63) was a proud native son of Massachusetts whose leadership, vision and courage continue to inspire the nation and the world. The U.S. Space Program was […]
(Photo from Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta Company in Haverhill) The Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved eighteen projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP) at its quarterly meeting this week. These projects are expected to create 1,696 new jobs and retain 4,491 existing jobs, while leveraging over $342 […]
Mexico and Massachusetts – already strong partners in commerce, culture and educational exchange – have just become even closer, thanks to the announcement last week of the new Aeromexico non-stop route between Boston and Mexico City. Starting in June 2015, Aeromexico will fly six times a week between Boston’s Logan […]
(Photo Courtesy of PV Squared in Greenfield, MA) Massachusetts is getting greener, and that is great news for the cities and towns across the Commonwealth seeking to cut energy costs that ultimately save taxpayer dollars. Just last week, state and local officials announced that 13 more municipalities received the state’s […]
(Photo from 2013 Export Expo) By Paula Murphy Export competitiveness is critical to the health of the Massachusetts economy, and the state’s export growth has accelerated in recent years as local businesses actively pursue new global markets. In the first six months of 2014, our exports grew at an impressive […]
Western Massachusetts will soon have the largest contemporary art museum in the nation, thanks to an ambitious expansion taking place at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCa) in North Adams. Phase III of the expansion is underway now, and when it is completed in 2017, the museum will […]
The City of Brockton is about to get a college campus, thanks to the Downtown Brockton Higher Education Collaborative. And that is great news for this proud Gateway City, long known as the City of Champions. Earlier this week, Governor Deval Patrick gathered with state and local officials, educators, businesses […]
(Caption: Greentown Labs Executive Director Emily Reichert, Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Secretary of EOHED Gregory Bialecki, MassDevelopment CEO Marty Jones, Principal at Tyson Associates Mitch Tyson, and MassMEP Director of Operations Jack Healy) Photo Courtesy of Greentown Labs A new partnership between the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the advanced manufacturing industry, and the […]
Boston is one of four cities – along with Mexico City, Berlin and Seoul – competing to develop innovative solutions to mobility in the future. Known as the Audi Urban Future Initiative, this multidisciplinary exercise examines a wide range of urban challenges and possible solutions that involve new generations of […]
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