Associated Industries of Massachusetts

For the fourth consecutive summer, business confidence dropped in June, sliding below neutral, to 48.9, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM).

Business confidence in Massachusetts rose for the third consecutive month in May, reaching its highest reading in nearly a year, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM).

Business confidence remained just above neutral in April, according to the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, ticking up four-tenths of a percentage point to 50.5.

The Manufacturing Advancement Center Workforce Innovation Collaborative (MACWIC), a Worcester-based association on more than 90 manufacturing groups aimed at solving workforce challenges, will be recognized with a workforce development award by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) in May.

The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) is offering a workshop for small to mid-size companies pursuing International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification.

Four Massachusetts business groups have opposed a house bill that would grant the state auditor's office expanded access to corporate financial information.

Gov. Deval Patrick says improving the state's competitiveness is a cornerstone of his tax code overhaul, but a new report from a business-backed group asserts that a tax on “Big Data” proposed by the governor represents a setback for the state's tech industry and overall business climate.

Although Massachusetts exporters have made significant efforts to spread their products around the globe, the fact that the United Kingdom is suffering from a weak economy and, yet, is the state's second-largest export partner hurt the commonwealth's manufacturing business last year.

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Business confidence edged down a bit in February, with the Associated Industries of Massachusetts Business Confidence Index dropping 1.4 points, to 49.0. That pushed the index from positive to negative territory on the 100-point scale.