Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the start of the 2022 Cruise Season by welcoming Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Pearl as the first cruise ship of the season. The ship is making her maiden voyage from Flynn Cruiseport Boston, her homeport through November, with weekly sailings between Boston and Bermuda. […]
MassEcon’s 18th Annual ‘Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Awards’ ceremony is taking place from 4-6:30 p.m. on April 7, 2022 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. Register for the event here. Governor Charlie Baker is the guest speaker and NBC10 Evening News Anchor Shannon Mulaire is the emcee. “The annual awards ceremony […]
On March 24, 2022, the Baker-Polito Administration celebrated the completion of Make Ready work, a four-year, coordinated effort to remove the largest obstacle to extending broadband access across 53 “Last Mile” communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. During a roundtable event hosted at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center […]
Paul Wittenstein + Chloe Starr, ARC Chapin Sea Farms, Dennis Cape Cod The Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America convention returned to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) in the Seaport district on March 12-14, 2022. Considered the largest seafood expo in North America, the Expo […]
The Baker-Polito Administration launched a new hiring and training employer grant program, “HireNow,” which will help employers quickly hire and train new workers and get more people back to work. The new program provides eligible employers with a $4,000 per employee grant, which can be used to cover training costs […]
Governor Charlie Baker, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary and CEO Jamey Tesler, and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak today joined federal, state, and local elected leaders and community partners to celebrate the opening of the first branch of the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project. A ribbon-cutting event was […]
Boston National Historical Park will receive more than $25 million from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to restore the iconic 1902 Dorchester Heights Monument tower and surrounding area known as Thomas Park. When complete, the project will enable visitors to enjoy the improved public green space and spectacular 115-foot […]
(March 15, 2022) – The MA Office of Travel and Tourism announces that the Travel and Tourism Season Extension (TTSE) Grant Program is now open. Applications are due May 16, 2022. The US Department of Commerce Economic Development Agency and the MA Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development (EOHED) […]
Massachusetts officials have proclaimed March 2022 as Massachusetts Maple Month, a tribute to the sugar producers and small farms whose traditions go back centuries in the Commonwealth. On Friday, March 4, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner John Lebeaux, state and local officials, and representatives from the Massachusetts Maple […]
EOHED Secretary Mike Kennealy The Baker-Polito Administration today announced $2.8 million in new infrastructure grants through the Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative or M2I2 to three growing manufacturers. The three grants were announced by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy during an event at 99Degrees […]
