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Opinion
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Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Waning business confidence
Updated: February 20, 2023Although still in optimistic territory, the Central Massachusetts Business Confidence Index has fallen for the past three months.
Updated: February 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Sending out a small business SOS
Updated: February 20, 2023I don’t pretend to be the voice of small businesses; but I am a voice, and I’m telling you what I see. What’s happening is complicated and not caused by any one big reason. I wish it were that simple.
Updated: February 20, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Uplift people with different experiences
Updated: February 6, 2023If you hire someone to do a job, trust that you made the right choice and allow them to get it done: Don’t micromanage, and make sure to acknowledge their contributions. New, outside perspectives should be welcomed.
Updated: February 6, 2023
Editorial CartoonA Thousand Words: Lack of gender diversity among local CEOs
Updated: February 6, 2023Central Massachusetts has no public company CEOs who are women.
Updated: February 6, 2023
ViewpointViewpoint: Omnibus delivers for New England
Updated: January 23, 2023In November, Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law a $1.7-trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which The New England Council believes will drive our region’s economic growth.
Updated: January 23, 2023
Updated: January 23, 2023
viewpointViewpoint: Early college boosts the workforce
Updated: January 9, 2023Today, 80% of good-paying jobs require a postsecondary education, and differences in educational attainment have a profound impact on students’ future earnings.
Updated: January 9, 2023
Updated: January 9, 2023
Updated: November 28, 2022
ViewpointViewpoint: Helping nature, helping ourselves
Updated: November 28, 2022We must recognize and embrace the power of nature-based solutions to combat many climate challenges.
Updated: November 28, 2022
viewpointFive reasons to promote diversity in your workforce
Updated: November 14, 2022A diverse workforce that includes a variety of perspectives, experiences, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and social distinctions can provide the workforce makeup necessary for an impactful sharing of ideas that sparks innovation.
Updated: November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022
focus on health careMy son, in crisis, one year later
Updated: November 14, 2022Today, when people discuss solutions to fix the systemic problems in behavioral health care, my thoughts drift to those who already sought out help and couldn’t find it: the homeless, the incarcerated, those suffering in silence at home, those who
Updated: November 14, 2022
viewpointViewpoint: Merit shops comprise majority of construction workforce
Updated: October 17, 2022When it comes to counting members, organized labor includes those swinging golf clubs along with those swinging hammers. Dues-paying retirees are counted along with working members.
Updated: October 17, 2022
Updated: October 17, 2022
viewpointViewpoint: Why a nonprofit?
Updated: October 3, 2022The entrepreneurial spirit is in full bloom; from expansions of small businesses, influx of content creators, downfalls of large corporations, and the great resignation, it inspires us to follow our lifelong dreams of being our own boss and
Updated: October 3, 2022
