For those of you wondering, tomorrow morning's Government Affairs Forum with Governor Deval Patrick is still on. Looks like the snow is expected to hold off in the Greater Boston region until later in the morning.
We have about 400 registered attendees, so it should be a full house. The Boston Globe, reported earlier that Governor Patrick will use the breakfast forum to release his plan to improve the region's business climate and create jobs.
Be sure to join us for breakfast and coffee. If you're not signed up to attend, you can register on site tomorrow morning at 7:45 a.m. at the Westin Copley Place. Visit the event registration page for more details.
Once again, we will see those who have registered tomorrow morning!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Joe Grimaldi & Gene Lindsey join 'This Week in Business'
Sunday on 'This Week in Business,' Joe Grimaldi, president & CEO of Mullen Advertising, joined hosts Paul Guzzi and Mike Nikitas to discuss the importance of Super Bowl advertising. He talked about the changes in the costs of advertising during the big game, a new outlet that some traditional Super Bowl advertisers have turned to, and what the Toyota crisis really means from a marketing perspective. Click here to view this segment.
In the Briefing Room, Gene Lindsey, president & CEO of Atrius Health, joins to talk about the national health care debate and what needs to be done to achieve meaningful reform. He discusses the importance of payment reform, and a new partnership with Beth Israel. Click here to view this segment.
In the Briefing Room, Gene Lindsey, president & CEO of Atrius Health, joins to talk about the national health care debate and what needs to be done to achieve meaningful reform. He discusses the importance of payment reform, and a new partnership with Beth Israel. Click here to view this segment.
Chamber working for stronger business climate in 2010
The Chamber ran a print ad in today's edition of the Boston Herald outlining the 2010 Public Policy agenda. Below is a copy of the content featured in the ad.
Chamber working for stronger business climate in 2010
The Chamber’s 2010 Public Policy Agenda is focused on four primary goals—reducing business costs, improving the talent pipeline, promoting innovation, and strengthening infrastructure & development. The goals are outlined below, together with the issues and initiatives that are key to achieving each of them:
Reducing business costs — Greater Boston employers must be able to compete against firms located in other regions, states, and countries to spur job creation. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
Improving the talent pipeline — Greater Boston employers must be able to hire and retain the talented workers in our region who are so important to economic growth. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
Promoting innovation — Greater Boston employers must be able to grow our region’s economic engines, expanding opportunity for companies and workers right here in Boston. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
Strengthening infrastructure and development — Greater Boston employers must be recruited to locate and grow in our region – meaning that roads, bridges, and public transportation facilities need to be properly maintained and on par with our strongest competitor regions. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
Through collaboration with business groups, legislative outreach, and a focus on job creation, the Chamber will continue to work to improve the economic future of all who live and work in the Greater Boston region.
Chamber working for stronger business climate in 2010
The Chamber’s 2010 Public Policy Agenda is focused on four primary goals—reducing business costs, improving the talent pipeline, promoting innovation, and strengthening infrastructure & development. The goals are outlined below, together with the issues and initiatives that are key to achieving each of them:
Reducing business costs — Greater Boston employers must be able to compete against firms located in other regions, states, and countries to spur job creation. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
- Curbing health care inflation, expanding corporate tax reforms, working to promote energy efficiency and increasing the regional energy supply, and reforming unemployment insurance.
Improving the talent pipeline — Greater Boston employers must be able to hire and retain the talented workers in our region who are so important to economic growth. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
- Increasing the region’s supply of college-educated workers, connecting college students with potential employers in the region, expanding opportunities for minority-owned businesses, and advancing new school models such as Charter schools.
Promoting innovation — Greater Boston employers must be able to grow our region’s economic engines, expanding opportunity for companies and workers right here in Boston. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
- Advancing the region’s life sciences cluster, strengthening the financial services industry, and increasing the number of science and math teachers in the region.
Strengthening infrastructure and development — Greater Boston employers must be recruited to locate and grow in our region – meaning that roads, bridges, and public transportation facilities need to be properly maintained and on par with our strongest competitor regions. The Chamber’s efforts will focus on:
- Working towards implementation of transportation reforms enacted in 2009 and lowering development regulatory barriers.
Through collaboration with business groups, legislative outreach, and a focus on job creation, the Chamber will continue to work to improve the economic future of all who live and work in the Greater Boston region.
Chamber announces Boston's Future Leaders class of 2010
The Greater Boston Chamber has selected 81 of the region’s most talented young professionals from the business, nonprofit, and government communities to participate in the 2010 Boston’s Future Leaders Program.
“Our most valuable asset in Greater Boston is talent,” stated Paul Guzzi, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber. “In order to continue our economic growth and encourage investment in the region, it is vital that we engage and retain our leaders of tomorrow.”
The 81 candidates – all of whom are between the ages of 25 and 40 – were nominated by members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors on the basis of their high potential for executive-level positions. As Boston’s Future Leaders, they will participate in development programs over the next year at both Harvard Business School and Suffolk University Sawyer Business School, and enjoy high-level networking opportunities with Chamber board members and the growing Boston’s Future Leaders alumni network.
Click here for a complete list of Boston's Future Leaders participants.
“Our most valuable asset in Greater Boston is talent,” stated Paul Guzzi, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber. “In order to continue our economic growth and encourage investment in the region, it is vital that we engage and retain our leaders of tomorrow.”
The 81 candidates – all of whom are between the ages of 25 and 40 – were nominated by members of the Chamber’s Board of Directors on the basis of their high potential for executive-level positions. As Boston’s Future Leaders, they will participate in development programs over the next year at both Harvard Business School and Suffolk University Sawyer Business School, and enjoy high-level networking opportunities with Chamber board members and the growing Boston’s Future Leaders alumni network.
Click here for a complete list of Boston's Future Leaders participants.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Governor Patrick to unveil plans to boost the economy at Chamber forum
Governor Deval Patrick will address the Chamber's Government Affairs Forum Wednesday at the Westin Copley Place Boston. In his address, he will discuss plans to improve the Bay State's business climate.
In a Boston Globe exclusive, Governor Patrick and Senate President Therese agreed that the state needs to be more aggressive in steering the region out of economic turmoil and tackling the current unemployment rate of 9.4%. Their plans include a $50 million tax credit for small business, a plan to make available $25 million in loans to small businesses, and a proposal to freeze unemployment insurance rates, which are set to rise on April 1. With the support of House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Patrick and Murray also released a proposal to consolidate three state agencies that provide credit to small businesses in order to streamline the process of businesses seeking to keep jobs, add jobs, or locate in Massachusetts.
To read more, please click here.
To register for the Governor Patrick forum, please click here.
In a Boston Globe exclusive, Governor Patrick and Senate President Therese agreed that the state needs to be more aggressive in steering the region out of economic turmoil and tackling the current unemployment rate of 9.4%. Their plans include a $50 million tax credit for small business, a plan to make available $25 million in loans to small businesses, and a proposal to freeze unemployment insurance rates, which are set to rise on April 1. With the support of House Speaker Robert DeLeo, Patrick and Murray also released a proposal to consolidate three state agencies that provide credit to small businesses in order to streamline the process of businesses seeking to keep jobs, add jobs, or locate in Massachusetts.
To read more, please click here.
To register for the Governor Patrick forum, please click here.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dr. Susan Hockfield to address the Chamber
On February 17, Dr. Susan Hockfield, president of the Massachusetts Institutue of Tecnhology, will be addressing the Chamber's Executive Forum at the InterContinental Boston.Susan Hockfield took office as the 16th President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in December 2004. A noted neuroscientist focused on the development of the brain, Dr. Hockfield is the first life scientist to lead MIT and holds a faculty appointment as Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Under Dr. Hockfield’s leadership, MIT is pioneering the leading edge of energy and environmental research, capitalizing on the Institute’s deep strengths in science, engineering, architecture, management, and economics. At the burgeoning intersection of the life sciences, the physical sciences and engineering, the Institute is also producing breakthrough research in fields from cancer to autism to AIDS. Building on MIT’s tradition of real-world problem solving and entrepreneurship, Dr. Hockfield champions the role of research universities in fueling the innovation economy, in the region and around the world.
Dr. Hockfield serves as a director of the General Electric Company and the World Economic Forum Foundation, a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and an overseer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Before assuming the presidency of MIT, Dr. Hockfield was Provost at Yale University, where she had taught since 1985 and had also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Hockfield serves as a director of the General Electric Company and the World Economic Forum Foundation, a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and an overseer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Before assuming the presidency of MIT, Dr. Hockfield was Provost at Yale University, where she had taught since 1985 and had also served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Click here to register for this event.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Save the date for the Chamber's 101st Annual Meeting & Dinner on May 4
The Chamber's 101st Annual Meeting & Dinner will be held on May 4 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place. This event is one of the largest single gatherings of the region's foremost business and civic leaders. A highlight of the program is the induction of one or more accomplished citizens into the Academy of Distinguished Bostonians which will be announced later this year.
To learn more about the 101st Annual Meeting & Dinner or to register, click here.
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