Council in the News
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Saving lives or saving the economy? Reopening doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing proposition
May 13, 2020Boston GlobeBy Larry Edelman and Shirley Leung, Globe Staff As Massachusetts prepares to follow other states down the uncertain path of lifting coronavirus restrictions, the clamor of...
Listen to Council Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s Recovery and Return to the Workplace Framework with on WBUR Radio’s Morning Edition
May 12, 2020WBUR Radio’s Morning Edition Listen to Council Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s Recovery and Return to the Workplace Framework with on WBUR Radio’s Morning...
State by state, region by region, it’s a patchwork approach: Here’s what reopening the economy looks like
May 9, 2020Boston GlobeBy Larry Edelman and Shirley Leung, Globe Staff As states across the country take their first steps to reopen, one pattern emerges: a patchwork of approaches with each region...
Massachusetts is going to see a painfully slow reopening process, business leaders say
May 2, 2020Boston GlobeBy Larry Edelman and Shirley Leung, Globe Staff Don’t iron those business clothes or reactivate that monthly T pass just yet. Safely resuscitating an economy laid low by the...
High Tech Council Monitoring COVID-19 Transmission Rate: Metric, Masks Seen as Factors in Reopening Economy
May 1, 2020State House News ServiceBy Colin Young BOSTON, MAY 1, 2020.....Forced economic shutdowns and social distancing in Massachusetts have contained the coronavirus to the point where an...
Baker advisory panel is just the first step: The state needs a broader group of diverse leaders to advise it on the long road out of the coronavirus pandemic
May 1, 2020Boston GlobeBy The Editorial Board Governor Charlie Baker is right to think that government can’t possibly have all the answers for navigating the path out of pandemic closures. But...
Bain executive emerges as key player in COVID-19 war
May 1, 2020Boston GlobeBy Jon Chesto, Globe Staff Bridging the worlds: If the Massachusetts economy can reopen without our hospitals getting swamped by COVID-19 patients, we might have Steve...
Mass. business leaders unveil potential path to reopening economy
May 1, 2020Boston Business JournalBy Greg Ryan – Law and Money Reporter A group that includes some of the state’s top business leaders published a detailed outline Friday examining how to reopen...
Listen to Council President Chris Anderson and Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Return to Work Framework on Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio
April 30, 2020Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio Listen to Council President Chris Anderson and Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Return to Work Framework on...
Watch Council Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Return to Work Framework on CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett.
April 30, 2020CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett Watch Council Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Return to Work Framework on CNN’s OutFront with Erin Burnett....
Listen to Council Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Return to Work Framework with Bloomberg Business Radio’s national hosts
April 30, 2020Bloomberg Business Radio Listen to Council Executive Committee Member Steve Pagliuca discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Return to Work Framework with Bloomberg Business Radio’s national...
Baker’s new economic recovery panel faces a daunting task: Advisory board has three weeks to come up with a report on restarting business
April 28, 2020 Boston Globe By Jon Chesto, Globe Staff So now it is official: Governor Charlie Baker won’t reopen the state’s economy next week, a delay that had been widely expected. Set your...
The Secret Group of Scientists and Billionaires Pushing a Manhattan Project for Covid-19: They are working to cull the world’s most promising research on the pandemic, passing on their findings to policy makers and the White House
April 27, 2020The Wall Street JournalBy Rob Copeland A dozen of America’s top scientists and a collection of billionaires and industry titans say they have the answer to the coronavirus pandemic,...
CEOs prepare for long transition back to their offices: The way we report to work could be quite different once we’re finally allowed back
April 23, 2020 Boston Globe By Jon Chesto, Globe Staff It’s a question on the mind of every CEO in town: When can we turn the lights back on in our offices? But they also face a potentially tougher...
Listen to Council President Chris Anderson discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Response and Virtual Roundtable Series
March 23, 2020Bloomberg Business Radio Listen to Council President ,Chris Anderson, discuss the Council’s COVID-19 Response and Virtual Roundtable Series on Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio...
Massachusetts High Technology Council’s Covid-19 Virtual Roundtable for Businesses
March 18, 2020Financial Exchange Radio Hear Council President, Chris Anderson, talk about our Covid-19 Virtual Roundtable for Businesses on Financial Exchange Radio. Link
With Emergency Declaration, Mass. Adopts New Virus Strategy
March 10, 2020 By Matt Murphy and Colin A. Young STATE HOUSE, BOSTON…With the number of cases of coronavirus more than doubling from the day before, Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency...
House Transportation Bill Draws Mixed Reviews from Business Groups
February 26, 2020By Greg Ryan – Law and Money Reporter From the outset of the legislative debate about how to fix Greater Boston’s transportation crisis, House Speaker Robert DeLeo has sought buy-in...
House Transpo $$$ Bill Called Both “Genius” And “Ill-Advised”
February 26, 2020By Matt Murphy and Chris Lisinski Almost a year in the making, expectations for the roughly $600 million tax bill rolled out Wednesday by House Speaker Robert DeLeo to pay for...
The Real Consensus on Transportation Doesn’t Involve the Gas Tax; With the MBTA Still Unable to Spend All It’s Given, Better Tools Beckon
By Christopher Anderson, Special to Banker & Tradesman, December 8, 2019 A 50 percent gas tax increase could soon exacerbate the challenge of commuting to and from work in one of the most robust...
Council Interview on Women In Leadership Initiative
By Bloomberg Baystate Business, Thursday, November 21, 2019 Listen to Council Vice President Mark Gallagher discuss the Council’s Women in Leadership Initiative on Bloomberg Baystate Business Radio...