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Nonstop Flight Connects Boston, China

by Melissa Roy | Nov 27, 2013 | Boston Herald, Council in the News | 0 comments

By Donna Goodison The first nonstop air service between Boston and Beijing will be announced next week, the Herald has learned — and it promises to dramatically boost business between a leading world technology and research zone here in the Hub and China’s massive...

Biz: Tie Wage Hike to Jobless Pay, Groups Say Insurance Reform Essential

by Melissa Roy | Nov 26, 2013 | Boston Herald, Council in the News | 0 comments

By Donna Goodison Boston Herald Business groups indicated they are willing to back a more modest minimum wage hike than the state Senate wants, but insist on tying any increase to unemployment insurance reform. “Neither one of these are going to go through on their...

Biz Group may be open to Mass. Minimum Wage Hike

by Melissa Roy | Nov 25, 2013 | Associated Press, Council in the News | 0 comments

NOTE: The council demonstrated its clout earlier this year as one of the business groups that successfully lobbied the Legislature to repeal the ‘‘tech tax,’’ a short-lived sales tax on computer and software services. ‘‘I think the lesson on the tech tax was that if...

Tech Industry Opposes Minimum Wage Increase without UI Reforms

by Melissa Roy | Nov 25, 2013 | Boston Business Journal, Council in the News | 0 comments

By Sara Castellanos Technology Reporter Boston Business Journal The tech industry is largely opposed to the minimum wage increase proposed by the state Senate earlier this month, according to a survey released Monday by the Massachusetts High Technology Council....

High Tech Official Pitches UI Reforms to DeLeo

by Melissa Roy | Nov 25, 2013 | Council in the News, State House News Service | 0 comments

By M. Norton State House News Service Massachusetts High Tech Council President Chris Anderson reported a “great” meeting with Speaker Robert DeLeo Monday morning, telling the News Service afterwards that he can’t see a minimum wage hike or...
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