BEACON HILL BIDS TO BOOST BUSINESS
Today’s Globe headline is a good summary of various ideas we are acting upon to improve the business climate in Massachusetts.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/02/08/patrick_murray_offer_new_plans_to_boost_businesses_job_creation/
The proposals summarized in today’s release are the culmination of a great deal of work by numerous business and governmental leaders. In the past few months I reported on proposals to encourage businesses to hire new employees & to help lower health insurance premiums for small businesses, as well as ideas for streamlining government services that are directed toward helping businesses in Massachusetts. The photo above is of Rep. Linda Dorcena Forry (Chair, Community Development and Small Business Committee), Greg Bialecki (The Governor’s Cabinet Secretary for Economic Development), me, and John Hurst (President of the Mass Retailer’s Association) following one event focused on the need to tackle health insurance premiums for small businesses. Last week’s House vote to freeze unemployment insurance rates for business was one step toward improving the Commonwealth’s business climate. I applaud the Governor, Senate President, and Speaker of the House for working together so we can act on passing these additional legislative proposals.
