The annual Massachusetts Export Center’s Export Expo is taking place virtually this year on January 27-28, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See this year’s speakers and the schedule here. As the state’s largest and most important export event, the Export Expo brings together resources, training and information for […]
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced a tool that gives residents a new way to access their COVID-19 digital vaccine card and vaccination history. The new tool, called My Vax Records, allows people who received their vaccination in Massachusetts to access their own vaccination history and generate a COVID-19 digital vaccine […]
The Baker-Polito Administration today announced the release of the final 2021 Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. Authorized by the Oceans Act of 2008, the ocean plan protects critical marine habitat and important water-dependent uses, and sets standards for ocean-based development. Under the Oceans Act, the ocean plan is required to be […]
From all of us at the Massachusetts Marketing Partnership and the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, here’s to a healthy, safe and exciting Happy New Year 2022. Thanks for supporting the My Local MA campaign in support of small businesses, family-owned stores, Main Street retailers and destination tourism businesses […]
Earlier this month, on December 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced it was awarding a $675,180 grant to the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Boston, Massachusetts, to provide roadway and stormwater infrastructure improvements needed to support additional development of the Devens Industrial Area and former Fort […]
Houghton’s Pond in the Blue Hills, Milton Continuing a decades-long tradition, the Baker-Polito Administration today announced it is offering First Day Hikes throughout the Massachusetts State Parks System on Saturday, January 1, 2022. Organized by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Administration is offering seven guided hikes as […]
Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced additional measures to address a recent rise in COVID-19 cases and to ensure acute care hospitals have sufficient capacity to care for both COVID and non-COVID patients. The Commonwealth’s healthcare system is facing a critical staffing shortage which has contributed to the loss of approximately 500 medical/surgical […]
On December 16, Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy were joined by House Speaker Ronald Mariano, Mayor Thomas Koch and other state and local officials to announce a $2.3 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant to the city of Quincy to support construction of a […]
The Baker-Polito Administration recognized eleven Massachusetts state agencies, public higher education institutions, municipalities, and public sector individuals for their leadership in promoting initiatives that reduce environmental impacts and associated energy costs of state operations at the 15th annual Leading by Example Awards Ceremony at UMass Lowell’s University Crossing. The awards […]
Bisousweet Confections, LLC (Leominster) Today, the Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved 10 projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 1,672 net new jobs and retain 345 jobs throughout Massachusetts, while leveraging approximately $1.3 billion in private investment. Of the applicants […]
