Roundtable Members Share Employer Priorities and Reflect on Outlook for 2022

by December 21, 2021

How are Massachusetts employers approaching plans for 2022? This December, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable hosted its quarterly Board of Directors meeting as well as an Open Forum which included two opportunities for members to discuss the top issues employers are currently facing and expect to continue to manage in 2022. Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic response continues to be top-of-mind for…

Competitiveness, COVID-19 Pandemic, Education & Workforce Development, State Policies

Roundtable Testimony to the Joint Committee on Education

by November 23, 2021

Public Hearing on Early Childhood Education Submitted by JD Chesloff, President & CEO of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable Chairman Lewis, Chairwoman Peisch, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on legislation before you today focused on early childhood education and childcare. The Massachusetts Business Roundtable – a public policy organization comprised of CEOs and Senior…

Competitiveness, COVID-19 Pandemic, Education & Workforce Development, MBCEE, State Policies

Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q3 2021

by October 4, 2021

The Roundtable is focused on seven priorities as part of the 2021 – 22 Legislative Session. There’s lots of progress underway and more to come, and we look forward to further engagement among members, policy makers, and the broader business community to support these priorities. As a reflection of our mission and underscored by our members, the Roundtable approaches our…

Competitiveness, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Education & Workforce Development, Energy, Housing, State Policies, Transportation...

Roundtable & MBCECE Testimony to the Joint Committee on Ways & Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight: Early Childhood Education

by October 1, 2021

As submitted by: JD Chesloff, President & CEO, Massachusetts Business Roundtable; Tom Weber, Executive Director, Massachusetts Business Coalition for Early Childhood Education to the Joint Committee on Ways & Means and the House Committee on Federal Stimulus and Census Oversight on October 1, 2021 Chairman Rodrigues, Chairman Michlewitz, Chairman Hunt, and Members of the Committees, thank you for the opportunity…

Competitiveness, Education & Workforce Development, MBCEE, State Policies

Talent remains the core of the future of work

by June 1, 2021

Below is an op-ed as it appeared on June 1, 2021 in the Boston Business Journal. There are lots of questions circulating on the future of work, post-pandemic. While we may not know exactly how the future will unfold, our reality is starting to come into focus. A key takeaway from a recent survey of Massachusetts Business Roundtable members, including…

Competitiveness, COVID-19 Pandemic, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Education & Workforce Development, State Policies