Oct 21, 2016 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Deidre Fernandes “On Thursday, the Massachusetts High Technology Council released a survey of 60 executives that found nearly all of them felt the business environment in the state was holding steady or improving. “They say, ‘This is a good place for me to...
Oct 19, 2016 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Frank Phillips The Massachusetts High Technology Council is asking its members to raise $400,000 to lay the groundwork for a Beacon Hill campaign to kill the so-called “millionaires’ tax” ballot initiative before it reaches voters in 2018. The council, a 130-member...
Jul 13, 2016 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Michael Bodley “While several other business groups have backed pay-equity legislation, the Massachusetts High Technology Council remains opposed to both versions. “The council cannot support legislation that would create a presumption that any pay...
Jun 28, 2016 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Katie Johnson “The Massachusetts High Technology Council is committed to addressing gender-based wage gaps,” Mark Gallagher, executive vice president of the trade group, said in an e-mail. “But we believe real and meaningful solutions to gender pay differentials...
Apr 9, 2016 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By Bryan Marquard and Mark Feeney To state legislators who tried to find a way around Proposition 2½, Barbara Anderson’s signature tax-cutting ballot measure, she had a simple response: “It means what it says!” For Ms. Anderson, who was 73 when she died Friday of...
Feb 19, 2016 | Boston Globe, Council in the News
By John Dodge How fierce is the competition for technical talent in Massachusetts? Software developers right out of college can command starting salaries of up to $90,000. Once in their jobs, they can get as many as 20 recruiting calls a day trying to convince them to...
