MA Business Roundtable

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.

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: thrivingmassachusetts.org/join #OurMA #222Kby2035 #SayYesToHousing @CHAPAdotorg

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. bizjournals.com/boston/news/20…

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! maroundtable.com/2025/10/10/spe…

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. commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/trump-…

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

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 newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/…

Today @MassGovernor announced the launch of the DRIVE Initiative to protect jobs, retain talent, and keep making groundbreaking, world-changing discoveries. Read more here: mass.gov/news/governor-… #TeamMA

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: rb.gy/ysiyrp

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: bostonchamber.com/events/talent-…

🚨 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 ➡️okt.to/xYzURh #MACompetitiveness #AIMAdvocacy

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 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: bizjournals.com/boston/subscri…

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: hubs.ly/Q03bK0sN0 #Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #HistoricPreservation #Ameresco #Brockton

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.

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: bit.ly/4hfU0hr

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!

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.”

ICYMI: Read our Q4 newsletter to catch up on the latest Roundtable activities at the end of 2024! conta.cc/4gDFPDd

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.