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EACC Approves Economic Development Incentive Awards to Eight Companies

Photo Courtesy of Northern Wind, Inc./Streetside Realty This week the Baker-Polito Administration and the Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved eight projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 692 new jobs and retain 805 jobs throughout Massachusetts, while leveraging more […]

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Pax East 2019 Digital Gaming Convention

PaxEast, one of the nation’s largest digital gaming conventions in the United States, comes to the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (BCEC) on March 28-31, 2019. Since coming to Boston in 2010, PaxEast has become one of the most anticipated shows in the city’s extensive convention schedule, breaking attendance records […]

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Massachusetts Announces Seafood Marketing Grant Program Awards

This week the Baker-Polito Administration announced $116,034 in grants for research projects that increase awareness and demand for Massachusetts seafood products. The grants were awarded through the Division of Marine Fisheries’ (DMF) Seafood Marketing Grant Program, created three years ago to enhance the viability and stabilize the economic environment for […]

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Massachusetts STEP grants help companies promote their products abroad

The Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment (MOITI) and the Massachusetts Small Business Development/ Massachusetts Export Center announced that 46 small businesses across the Commonwealth will receive $666,667 in State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants. Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), […]

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March is Maple Month in Massachusetts

Governor Charlie Baker today declared March as “Massachusetts Maple Month,” continuing the Commonwealth’s support of maple producers and encouraging Massachusetts residents to purchase locally-produced maple products. To kick off Maple Month, Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner John Lebeaux was joined by State Senator Eric Lesser and agricultural officials […]

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Women’s History Month in Massachusetts

In honor of Women’s History Month in Massachusetts, the Mass Office of Travel & Tourism has put together MA Spotlight profiles on 15 women working in the Commonwealth’s travel, tourism, hospitality, cultural and history communities. Read about: Row 1 (l-r) Laurie Norton Moffatt Amy Latimer Ellie Donovan Danny Levy Heloisa […]

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JetBlue Expanding its Boston Routes in Summer 2019

This week JetBlue announced it is adding additional flights on twelve popular routes out of Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), beginning in summer 2019. It is also expanding its service Washington, D.C. and the New York Metro area by offering hourly flights. The additional flights are being added to these […]

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Seaport Economic Council Announces $6.4 Million in Grants to 6 Communities and 4 Educational Institutions

Today the Baker-Polito Administration announced more than $6.4 million in Seaport Economic Council Grants to support projects in 6 communities and 4 educational institutions. The grants will support development that stimulates the expansion and modernization of the maritime sector, research that prepares for shifts in climate and industry, and educational […]

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