On Monday, June 25, Federal, state and city officials joined community partners at the official groundbreaking of the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project. Held at the future site of Union Square Station in Somerville, the event was attended by Governor Charlie Baker, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao, Lieutenant […]
Photo courtesy of Chase Corporation (Oxford), a leading manufacturer of protective materials. Today, the Commonwealth’s Economic Assistance Coordinating Council (EACC) approved 15 projects for participation in the Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP). These projects are expected to create 2,468 new jobs and retain 6,267 jobs throughout Massachusetts, while leveraging approximately […]
Last week, Governor Charlie Baker joined MassEcon officials and 125 business, academic and political leaders to welcome seventeen companies new to Massachusetts at the 10th Annual Corporate Welcome Reception annual Corporate Welcome Reception, held at Sanofi Genzyme’s headquarters in Cambridge. The annual gathering is designed to promote Massachusetts as an […]
Worcester Regional Airport continues to spread its wings on the domestic front, with the announcement this week that American Airlines is starting a direction route between Worcester Regional Airport (OHR) and Philadelphia’s International Airport (PHL) beginning in October. Governor Karyn Polito and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) CEO Thomas P. […]
The City of Gloucester and its sustainable seafood initiative, Gloucester Fresh, had another successful showing at the Seafood Expo North America (SENA) conference on March 11-13th, 2018 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston’s Seaport District. The Gloucester Fresh pavilion was located at Booth 2186 in the vast […]
The Massachusetts Export Center showcased New Bedford to a group of international seafood buyers from Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America on March 9, as a way of marketing the region’s seafood products and facilities. They visited BASE/ New England Seafood Auction, Northern Wind, Bergies Seafood and Ocean’s […]
The Baker-Polito Administration has provided $623,000 in matching funds to help more than 50 Massachusetts companies market their products overseas. The State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program is funded in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and administered in cooperation with Massachusetts Office of International Trade & […]
The Baker-Polito Administration released a new economic development framework and legislation, An Act Enhancing Opportunities for All, to build on the administration’s efforts to promote economic vitality in our communities and spur economic growth across the state. This bill serves as the next step forward to bolster Massachusetts’ success, building […]
This month the Baker-Polito Administration awarded $10.9 million in Skills Capital Grants to 33 high schools and educational institutions, enabling the schools to acquire the newest technologies to educate students and expand programs. Skills Capital Grants are designed to help high schools, colleges and other educational institutions invest in the […]
The Baker-Polito Administration awarded a total of $4,150,000 for five marine infrastructure projects, and a new initiative, the SEC Grand Challenge, to leverage Massachusetts’ innovation economy for the benefit of our coastal communities. The Seaport Economic Council will make up to $500,000 available to the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech) to […]
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