Council in the News
Massachusetts High Technology Council media coverage.
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...
Regional Carbon Pricing Approach Could Fracture
By Matt Murphy, State House News Service, November 18, 2019 Gov. Charlie Baker has said and repeated over the weekend that he thinks a regional approach to carbon pricing and curbing vehicle...
Anderson: No Revenue Shortage for Transportation
By CommonWealth Staff, The Codcast, November 18, 2019 Listen to Council President Chris Anderson discuss the Council’s support for innovation and investment in transportation on the Codcast with...
DeLeo Calls Off Transpo Tax Debate – For Now – Speaker Says House Will Try Again Next Year ‘To Get This Right’
By Bruce Mohl and Andy Metzger, CommonWealth, November 14, 2019 House Speaker Robert DeLeo is putting off a debate over tax legislation to fund transportation improvements until next year, throwing...
The Boston Globe – Talking Points
By Jon Chesto, Talking Points, The Boston Globe, October 30, 2019 The tough quest for consensus: House Speaker Bob DeLeo made a bold request to the state’s business community in March: Come up with...
Business Groups Make Push for More Transportation Revenue at the State House
By Jon Chesto, Globe Staff, October 30, 2019 Nearly every major business organization in Massachusetts has united behind a call for more government spending to expand public transit and improve the...