Mass. Tech Council: Education, Stability Key to 2008 Success (Mass High Tech)

Bay State technology leaders called upon government officials to stabilize the cost of doing business and invest in public education in a survey released this morning by the Massachusetts High Technology Council.

The annual survey also showed that a majority of tech CEOs in Massachusetts remain confident in the state's business climate and in their own job growth -- numbers that coincide with a quarterly survey of technology executives across New England conducted by Mass High Tech.

The council's findings were presented this morning at its annual meeting, where Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. president and CEO, Josh Boger, was named MHTC's chairman. He was joined by a slate of new directors and officers, including James Regan, chairman, president and CEO of