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Can the Commonwealth Maintain Its High-Tech Leadership? — Microsoft-sponsored advertorial written by Perot Systems Consulting Chairman Jim Champy, who serves as co-chair of Mass Insight's IT/Communications/Defense working group. Jim's advertorial ran in today's editions of The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Wall Street Journal (New England edition). (5/28/08)

Conference to help forge biz ties to China, India — December 2008 will identify ways Massachusetts can continue to grow and protect its prominence in the life sciences, financial services and energy industries. (Boston Business Journal, 2/29/08)

Mass Insight Report Outlines Vision for New Medicine Hub; Translational Medicine Center Key to State's Future — Massachusetts has a world-class life sciences cluster, but global competition, inconsistent collaboration between industry and academia and the lack of a talent strategy threaten the Commonwealth’s leadership status, according to a groundbreaking report released today by Mass Insight Corporation’s Global Mass 2015 initiative. (2/25/08)

Report: State needs to transform itself into "new medicine" hub — (Associated Press 2/25/08) [PDF version]

Report: State faces hurdles in life sciences; Competition, training called critical issues — (Boston Globe, 2/25/08) [PDF version]

Group calls for $200M Hub center for new medicines — (Boston Herald, 2/25/08) [PDF version]

Study: Bay State life sciences industry faces global challenge [PDF] — (Boston Business Journal, 2/27/08)

Educators and Industry Push for Science Funding [PDF] — (State House News Service, 2/27/08)

Boston's trillion-dollar man — Ron O'Hanley, Co-Chair of the Global Massachusetts 2015 Financial Services Steering Committee featured in Boston Business Journal. (9/21/07)

Education programs can deepen a drying talent pool — (Mass High Tech, 8/3/07)

College Presidents, Industry Leaders Join State Street CEO Ron Logue to Discuss Global Strategies for Massachusetts — A breakfast forum hosted by State Street Corp. CEO Ron Logue at the company's Boston global headquarters featured expert perspectives from the state's industrial, academic and government communities on how to position Massachusetts as an innovation gateway to Asia. (7/11/07)

Greater Boston Chamber, Mass Insight Call for Coordinated State Strategy for Financial Services GrowthMassachusetts is a worldwide financial services hub but the lack of a coordinated state strategy and fierce global competition threaten the industry’s 180,000 job base, according to a new report released by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and Mass Insight Corporation’s Global Mass 2015 initiative. read the executive summary or download the full report (3/28/2007)

Massachusetts Loses Ground as Finance Hub — Massachusetts is losing ground as a hub for banking, insurance and mutual funds as outof- state corporations have acquired Boston-based companies and shifted jobs elsewhere. (Bloomberg News, 3/28/07)

City's financial services sector at risk, report says — High costs, complicated regulatory and tax structures, and stiff competition for back-office jobs from low-cost areas in the United States and overseas threaten Boston's longtime position as a center of the financial services industry, according to a report to be released today. (Boston Globe, 03/28/07)

Chamber study: Hub (of finance) no more? — Boston is losing its edge as a financial center amid growing competition from around the country and the world, a report to be released today concludes. (Boston Herald, 3/28/07)

Mass. biz leaders call for new institute to boost financial services — Local business leaders are calling for the formation of a public-private institute that will identify the sector's trends and opportunities (Boston Business Journal, 3/30/07)

State told to schmooze financial service field: Report says Mass. must be more aggressive if it wants to stay competitive — Government and private sector leaders need to step up their efforts to protect the state’s position as a hub for the financial services sector (The Patriot Ledger, 3/28/07)

If Massachusetts work force dries up, its edge is lost — Chris Anderson, president of the Massachusetts High Technology Council in Waltham, and chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Education, on the state's need for a talent strategy. (Mass High Tech, 3/16/07)

Group urges Patrick to be 'global governor' — Two university presidents, speaking for a group of prominent business leaders, are urging Gov. Deval Patrick to develop a comprehensive economic strategy involving substantially beefed-up economic contact with China, India and other Asian countries. (Boston Business Journal, 2/19/07)

China-India Strategy Group letter to Gov. Patrick — Massachusetts must work with its higher education system and employers to create a global talent strategy that will cement our economic competitiveness. (2/15/07)

Mass. risks missing boat to China; More state assistance sought to help grow markets—and jobs — (Boston Business Journal, 11/20/06)

Group urges Patrick on Asia ties - Executives seek a strategic plan — Business and education leaders from the Global Massachusetts 2015 initiative are calling on Governor-elect Deval L. Patrick to launch a "China/India strategy" for Massachusetts, putting the state in position to capitalize on the growing technology skills and economic clout of the two countries. (Boston Globe, 11/17/06)

Microsoft Advertorial Supports Global Challenge Centers for Innovation — (Wall Street Journal, 11/15/2006)

Talent and innovation fuel investment management — By Ronald P. O'Hanley of Mellon Financial Corp. (Boston Business Journal, 10/6/2006)

Global strategy imperative to keeping us competitive — By Boston University president Robert Brown and UMass president Jack Wilson (Boston Business Journal, 9/29/2006)

Our economic future depends on our talent pool — By Keith Peden of Raytheon and Zoltan Csimma of Genzyme (Boston Business Journal, 9/22/2006)

Global Massachusetts 2015: Talent-Based Innovation and Job Growth — by William H. Guenther of Mass Insight and C. Jeffrey Grogan of Monitor Group (Boston Business Journal, 9/15/2006)

University, Civic Leaders Discuss Global Partnerships (9/7/2006)

Champy, Grogan, O'Hanley Join Steering Committee (8/30/2006)

HR Leaders Discuss Talent Retention Strategies (8/17/2006)

Financial Services Leaders Discuss Talent Shortage for Supporting Roles (8/11/2006)

 

 







   

     
   

 


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