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Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council Awards Nearly $10 Million in Tax Credits to Businesses to Create, Retain Jobs  

6/25/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Projects Will Create 450 New Jobs, Retain 2,309 Existing Jobs, and Spur over $158 Million in Private Investment

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Governor Healey Appoints Eric Paley as Economic Development Secretary  

6/24/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announce $3.7 Million to Support Women’s Health Innovation 

6/16/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Awards Announced During Women’s Health Convening Organized Ahead of Start of BIO International Convention in Boston

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Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announce $7.2 Million to Create 656 Life Sciences Training Opportunities 

6/13/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

MLSC Pathmaker Awardees celebrated during visit to JVS Boston ArLab

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Tax Incentives to Create More Than 1,500 Life Sciences Jobs  

6/12/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts Life Science Center awards nearly $30 million to 33 life sciences companies

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Healey-Driscoll Administration and Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Announce Awardees of Health Equity Accelerator 

6/10/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Awardee Projects Target Health Disparities, Fostering Research and Solutions that Promote Health Equity in Massachusetts

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases MassVentures Impact Report 

5/29/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Report Shows MassVentures Generated $3.3 Billion in Annual Economic Activity Since its Founding

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $6.7 Million to Support Small Business Services Statewide 

5/27/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Small Business Technical Assistance Program Awards Will Help 73 Nonprofits Deliver Technical Assistance, Business Skills Workshop Training, and Access to Financing to Small Businesses

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Working Group Issues Final Report Outlining Strategies to Increase Housing Production in Devens 

5/23/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Report Recommends Zoning Amendment to Allow for Development of New Housing Units

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MassVentures Announces $4.5 Million in Grant Funding for 26 Deep Tech Startups 

5/16/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

START Grants help Massachusetts-based Companies Convert Federally Funded Research into new Businesses and Jobs

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Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission Calls for Public Submissions to Reimagine State Emblems 

5/08/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Members of the public may submit ideas and designs that will help shape new state symbols rooted in shared values and history

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Governor Healey Advances State’s AI Leadership with Major Investments in Massachusetts AI Hub  

5/06/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

State announces funding for AI projects in Boston and Western Mass, new director for Massachusetts AI Hub

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Governor Healey Kicks Off National Small Business Week with Tour of Downtown Stoneham  

5/05/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Healey-Driscoll Administration recently awarded $4 million in MassWorks grants for downtown Stoneham -- Governor also commends Stoneham for MBTA Communities Law compliance, efforts to lower housing costs

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Releases Recommendations to Grow the Massachusetts Creative Economy  

4/30/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New Report Proposes Strategies to Spark Investment and Job Growth in State’s Cultural Economy

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Massachusetts Unveils Major Reforms to Economic Development Incentive Program 

4/15/2025 Executive Office of Economic Development

Redesign streamlines access to state tax credits, boosts business flexibility and expands job creation statewide