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ViewpointViewpoint: Tax code is stifling R&D
Updated: May 15, 2023The New England Council firmly believes the new R&D amortization requirement will halt and harm our region’s continued growth and leadership on the global stage.
Updated: May 15, 2023
Editorial cartoonA Thousand Words: Community Healthlink closures
Updated: May 15, 2023A state inspection of three Community Healthlink substance abuse programs led to their suspension and a halt of new admissions. Eighty layoffs are anticipated and the Worcester organization’s president is leaving her role.
Updated: May 15, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Supporting the transition to electric vehicles
Updated: April 17, 2023For over a decade, Unitil has visualized our role in a renewable energy future as serving as the enabling platform for our customers and to play a key role in unlocking the full potential of emerging technologies. We can transform the way people
Updated: April 17, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Downtown Worcester development
Updated: April 17, 2023Developers in Worcester rushed to file plans with the Worcester Planning Board before the implementation of Inclusionary Zoning. The planning board has been very receptive to plans for multifamily residential developments in Worcester.
Updated: April 17, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: The U.S. has lost its edge on chips manufacturing. We want the Northeast to win it back.
Updated: April 3, 2023Forty years ago, the U.S. was a global leader in manufacturing semiconductors and microelectronics. We not only invented the technology, we invested in research and produced 40% of the world’s chips. Today, the U.S. makes just 10%.
Updated: April 3, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: The Central Mass. housing market
Updated: April 3, 2023Obstacles like high interest rates and a lack of inventory get in the way of buying a home.
Updated: April 3, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Women in Brewing
Updated: March 20, 2023Central Massachusetts breweries celebrate Women's History month by releasing female-led beers and making donations to organizations helping women in brewing.
Updated: March 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Biden's asylum ban is not the answer
Updated: March 20, 2023his is completely contrary to our fundamental values of providing refuge to those who are fleeing persecution, violence, or other threats.
Updated: March 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Collaboration is key in strengthening the workforce across Mass.
Updated: March 6, 2023Since employers are struggling to find skilled labor, the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce this year published a study focusing on workforce growth barriers, especially those related to geography, skills, and work-life balance.
Updated: March 6, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: UMass vs. UMass
Updated: March 6, 2023A legal battle is being fought between UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health over millions of dollars from UMass Memorial’s 2019 sale of its stake in Shields Health Solutions to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Updated: March 6, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Sending out a small business SOS
Updated: February 20, 2023I don’t pretend to be the voice of small businesses; but I am a voice, and I’m telling you what I see. What’s happening is complicated and not caused by any one big reason. I wish it were that simple.
Updated: February 20, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Waning business confidence
Updated: February 20, 2023Although still in optimistic territory, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has fallen for the past three months.
Updated: February 20, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Lack of gender diversity among local CEOs
Updated: February 6, 2023Central Massachusetts has no public company CEOs who are women.
Updated: February 6, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Uplift people with different experiences
Updated: February 6, 2023If you hire someone to do a job, trust that you made the right choice and allow them to get it done: Don’t micromanage, and make sure to acknowledge their contributions. New, outside perspectives should be welcomed.
Updated: February 6, 2023-
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Viewpoint: Omnibus delivers for New England
Updated: January 23, 2023In November, Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.7-trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which The New England Council believes will drive our region’s economic growth.
Updated: January 23, 2023 
Updated: January 23, 2023
