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Massachusetts Secures Major Federal Awards to Advance Breakthrough Health Technologies

3/03/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Governor Healey and Google Announce New Statewide Partnership to Provide Free AI Training to Residents

2/26/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts residents now have a new free option to build AI skills and enhance their employment opportunities in many growing fields

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Massachusetts Receives Final Approval to Enable Universal Broadband Coverage

2/18/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Proposal will unlock $18.8 million to fund remaining gaps in service and achieve internet for all statewide

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Governor Healey Announces Massachusetts to Become First State to Deploy ChatGPT Across Executive Branch

2/13/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Administration is launching enterprise AI assistant for state workforce

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $4.45 Million to Expand Advanced Manufacturing, Create Jobs Across Massachusetts

2/11/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Grants will support three high-growth projects, creating 90 new jobs and leveraging more than $52 million in private investment.

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MassVentures Opens START Grant Applications to Help Startups Translate Research into Companies and Jobs

2/02/2026 Executive Office of Economic Development

Funding supports Massachusetts SBIR Phase II companies moving federally funded innovations from lab to market

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Opening of 2027 Community One Stop for Growth Application Round

1/23/2026 Executive Office of Economic Development

Application Portal Offers Massachusetts Communities Streamlined Process to Apply for 14 Economic Development Grant Programs

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Governor Healey Modernizes Seaport Economic Council to Strengthen Massachusetts’ Maritime Economy

1/07/2026 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Executive order updates Council mission and membership; new members announced alongside more than $16 million in Seaport Economic Council grants

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Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council Awards $3 Million in Tax Credits to Businesses to Create, Retain Jobs

12/17/2025 Massachusetts Office of Business Development

Projects Will Create 220 New Jobs, Retain 170 Existing Jobs, and Spur over $36 Million in Private Investment

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7 Million in Inaugural Live Theater Tax Credits to 28 Productions Statewide

12/08/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts launches program to grow the live theater industry and strengthen the creative economy

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Convenes First Meeting of Massachusetts Competitiveness Council

12/03/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Council of business, labor, and government leaders will advise Governor Healey on strategies to keep Massachusetts the top place to live, work and do business

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $16.3 Million to Expand Regional Innovation

11/06/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts TechHubs Program will accelerate technology development, strengthen local industries, and expand opportunity across the state

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $179 Million for Economic Development Projects Through Community One Stop for Growth

10/31/2025 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Announcement Delivers Funding from 13 State Grant Programs to Help Create 20,000 Housing Units, 11,000 Jobs, and more than 8.8 Million Square Feet of Commercial Development