MA Business Roundtable

Business leaders from major employers across Massachusetts working to improve competitiveness, strengthen the state’s position in the global economy

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Honored to join LG @KimDriscollMA and Pats QB Josh Dobbs at @autodesk Make It Heal event in Boston. MA leads on innovation, AI readiness, and career-connected learning, and today showed how students are gaining the skills needed for resilient, high-opportunity careers.

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

A stronger housing supply means a stronger economy! With 161 communities adopting #MBTACommunities, Our Massachusetts is tackling the housing shortage to support our workforce.

👉 Join the coalition: https://t.co/nInhk8Zpqn
#OurMA #222Kby2035 #SayYesToHousing @CHAPAdotorg

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

What’s on the minds of MBR biz leaders? Read our oped in the ⁦⁦@BosBizJournal⁩. “One theme dominated: uncertainty. Uncertainty around the economy, around federal policy, around the future of our workforce.” Turning uncertainty into opportunity. https://t.co/ObVlWA3T9J

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

As consumer spending habits shift, MA biz are watching closely. Our latest guest blog, by @jcaponek and Eric Turner of @KPMG_US, highlights insights from KPMG’s 2025 Consumer Survey.

Read more on our blog! https://t.co/ZKDc7zBr85

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

See our latest oped in @CWBeacon w/our partners
@AIMBusinessNews and @bostonchamber expressing concern about SWO on offshore wind projects, the “detrimental ripple effect” on our economy and energy supply, and urging that the orders be reconsidered. https://t.co/ugPUP6DnTN

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Honored to welcome EOED Secretary Eric Paley to our Annual Meeting for a dynamic discussion on housing, AI, venture capital & more. We also celebrated Jon Bernstein as our new Chair—thank you to Lisa Murray for her incredible leadership! #MAPoli #EconDev
📸cred: @FlavioDonato82

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Congrats to @Hasbro & #TeamMassachusetts. We are thrilled to welcome Hasbro, its employees, and its spirit of innovation to our unique ecosystem here in MA. We look forward to working with the Hasbro team! @MassGovernor @KimDriscollMA @MassEOED @MassLWD https://t.co/aSPaf61INk

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Today @MassGovernor announced the launch of the DRIVE Initiative to protect jobs, retain talent, and keep making groundbreaking, world-changing discoveries.
Read more here: https://t.co/aVyCz9BxJq

#TeamMA

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

We are pleased to announce the release of our Talent and Competitiveness Survey, conducted with knowledge partner @McKinsey, offering insights into business leaders' top concerns.

Read the full report: https://t.co/qg01L5TUAC

[Boston Chamber @bostonchamber]

Join us on 6/26 for an insightful webinar on Massachusetts’ competitiveness, co-hosted with @MABizRoundtable! Don’t miss expert analysis and forward-looking discussion on the state’s economic future.

🔗Register: https://t.co/2jCsujwR8k

[AIM @AIMBusinessNews]

🚨 MA’s future depends on staying competitive. AIM, @bostonchamber, @MABizRoundtable, and @masstaxpayersfd urge bold action to tackle costs, workforce gaps & federal threats. Read our joint letter ➡️https://t.co/cmy3ZGvvQk #MACompetitiveness #AIMAdvocacy

[Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation @masstaxpayersfd]

MTF, @AIMBusinessNews, @bostonchamber, & @MABizRoundtable sent a letter to Beacon Hill leaders to ensure that policies are supported to improve MA’s ability to compete & retain individuals & businesses, which will be crucial to our long-term economic success.
#mapoli

[FirstLight @FirstLightPower]

FirstLight is proud to have made the @BosBizJournal list of the largest clean energy companies in #MA — coming in at #11! We're thrilled to be included alongside so many clean energy leaders working every day to advance the energy transition. See the list: https://t.co/lctFyvRzQZ

[Ameresco, Inc. @Ameresco]

Exciting news! Ameresco is proud to partner with the @CityBrockton to preserve and modernize historic buildings like City Hall and the War Memorial Building. Thanks to Mayor Sullivan's leadership, these projects will benefit residents for generations. See: https://t.co/RVvwFtn81H
#Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #HistoricPreservation #Ameresco #Brockton

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Thanks @UMassChancellor for hosting us on the beautiful @UMassAmherst campus. 72% of UMass Amherst graduates stay in MA, creating an invaluable pipeline of workers and resource to employers. Here’s to more connections across disciplines and with industry to feed the MA economy.

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

We are excited to release the Roundtable’s 2024 Annual Report! Thank you to our members & partners for your ideas, engagement, and commitment to the Roundtable: https://t.co/0CaHNssjPR

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Thanks to @AndrewBeilein and @BizRoundtable for briefing MBR members on “What’s Next for Business Under the New Administration and Congress” focusing on immigration, energy & tax policy, trade, reducing federal bureaucracy, health care & workforce. Grateful for your partnership!

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

At her State of the Commonwealth address, @MassGovernor focused on issues important to business: transportation, housing, education, child care, healthcare. “All of these things help make life better. They also make our economy more competitive and our businesses stronger.”

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

ICYMI: Read our Q4 newsletter to catch up on the latest Roundtable activities at the end of 2024! https://t.co/id0kyy13iU

[MA Business Roundtable @MABizRoundtable]

Thank you @MBAENews; @edlambertjr; and Superintendent Stephen Zrike for this thoughtful @GlobeOpinion on why the state must create a new high school graduation standard.

They urge state leaders to bring stakeholders together, and we stand as willing partners in this effort.

[MBAE-Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education @MBAENews]

MBAE's Lambert & @SalemSchoolsk12 Supt. Zrike argue MA must create a new HS graduation standard that reflects the knowledge, skills & competencies all students need. #maedu #mapoli

Opinion | With MCAS gone, Mass. needs new graduation standards https://t.co/cW9odmnrew via @BostonGlobe