1. Articles mentioning both Associated Industries of Massachusetts and University of Massachusetts

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    1. Advanced Manufacturing: The University Bridge to Innovation

      Explore From the EDC (May 17 2012) Education , Manufacturing

      Advanced Manufacturing: The University Bridge to Innovation ...arch/manufacturinginnovation or call (413) 577-3726 for more information. The event is sponsored by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension ......dvanced Manufacturing Collaborative, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the UMass Innovation Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Amherst

    2. Massachusetts businesses still feel recession, but business confidence is up, AIM report says | masslive.com

      Explore masslive.com (May 3 2012)

      Massachusetts businesses still feel recession, but business confidence is up, AIM report says | masslive.com ...of the monthly business confidence survey released Tuesday by the statewide business lobbying group Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Just 22 percent of all employers said, in the words of the survey question, “we are still working ......t, said Michael D. Goodman, associate professor and chair of the Department of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. But Goodman said economic good news seems to be concentrated in and around ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   West Springfield   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    3. 'Geek Gathering' event planned to give Pioneer Valley techies some face-to-face networking time

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 25 2012) Entrepreneurship , Information Technology

      'Geek Gathering' event planned to give Pioneer Valley techies some face-to-face networking time ... organized the event along with Candice J. Serafino, assistant director of career services for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dawn Creighton, a regional director for Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business lobbying group. “Really it came out of us hearing from both sides,” Fallon... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Big Y Foods   Springfield College

    4. Massachusetts Business Confidence grows despite trouble in Europe, Iran and higher gasoline prices

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      Massachusetts Business Confidence grows despite trouble in Europe, Iran and higher gasoline prices ...wo percent of employers who responded to a recent survey from the statewide business-lobbying group Associated Industries of Massachusetts plan to add to their staffs over the next six months and just 3 percent predict job cuts. Massachus......o by Michael S. Gordon / The RepublicanMichael D. Goodman, a professor of public policy at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, says business confidence is largely the result of executive’s own ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Amherst

    5. Massachusetts business confidence rebounded in December

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      Massachusetts business confidence rebounded in December ...a sort of cautious optimism,” said Michael D. Goodman, chairman of the public policy program at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and a member of Associated Industries of Massachusetts’s Board of Economic Advisors. “It suggests slow but steady improvement.” Massachusetts business co... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    6. Primed for Recovery

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 19 2011)

      Primed for Recovery ...act those exports.” Bob Nakosteen, a professor of Economics at the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst, agreed. He used the words ‘fragile’ and ‘tenuous’ to describe the current economic scene, ......sing, at least within the state’s business community: the Business Confidence Index measured by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts climbed 3.7 points in November, to 50.1. That’s the good news; the poll measures confidence ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   MassMutual   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    7. Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2011)

      Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey ...s however slowly.” Massachusetts employers have more confidence, but not adding jobs, according to Associated Industries of Massachusetts survey Published: Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 8:00 AM Jim Kinney, The Republican By Jim Kinney,......ee what happens,” said Michael D. Goodman, chairman of the Department of Public Policy for the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. “That’s not a recipe for the kind of job growth we are going to ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

    8. Massachusetts business confidence fell last month, but some hiring predicted

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      Massachusetts business confidence fell last month, but some hiring predicted ...on in the world around them,” said Michael D. Goodman, chairman of the public policy program at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. “That’s really weighing on their outlook.” Massachusetts business confidence fell la......Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print Associated Industries of Massachusetts logo.jpg View full size A month of dismal economic news has sapped the confidence ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   The Republican

    9. Business confidence up a bit in July, but mood is darkening

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 11 2011)

      Business confidence up a bit in July, but mood is darkening ...Republican Follow 0 Tweet Share close Google Buzz Digg Stumble Upon Fark Reddit Share Email Print AIM.jpg Employers in Massachusetts gained a little more confidence in the state’s economy last month, a......ken before an unprecedented downgrade in the nation’s credit rating caused stock markets to plunge. Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a Boston-based business lobby group, said Tuesday that business confidence rose 0.5 points, to 50... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   The Republican

    10. Outlook 2011: Road to recovery still long, winding

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 11 2011)

      Outlook 2011: Road to recovery still long, winding ...t J. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, points to that pesky unemployment rate which never seems to change. “We seem to have hi......still expected to lag. Nakosteen said a tight state budget will hurt municipalities, not to mention UMass and Westfield State University, both major drivers in the region’s economy. Also, manufacturing ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Westfield State University   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    11. AIM: Employers say the recession is still here

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 13 2011)

      AIM: Employers say the recession is still here According to survey results released this week by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a statewide business lobbying group, about 65 percent of the responding business executives said t......onding business executives said the recession was not over yet but conditions seem to be improving. AIM: Employers say the recession is still here Published: Thursday, January 13, 2011, 11:27 AM Upda... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

    12. Defense industry jobs are critical to Western Massachusetts economy but often overlooked

      Explore masslive.com (Jan 3 2011) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Defense industry jobs are critical to Western Massachusetts economy but often overlooked ...ancial services. One sector that we consistently overlook is defense. But a recent report by the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute finds that the defense sector is one of Massachusetts’ leading generators of eco......nomic Development Council of Western Mass. Richard Lord is president and chief executive officer of Associated Industries of Massachusetts. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Chicopee

    13. Economic Outlook 2011

      Explore BusinessWest (Dec 21 2010)

      Economic Outlook 2011 ...said Mayer, vice president of Communications and Research for the Associated Industries of Mass. (AIM). Indeed, after recording fairly significant growth in the first six months of the year, the econom......obs situation. This goes double for Western Mass., said Bob Nakosteen, professor of Economics at UMass Amherst, because this region lacks what he calls a “jobs-creating fuel source” like the technology ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Western New England University

    14. Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 6 2010) Aerospace/Defense , Manufacturing

      Defense, Homeland Security contracts key for many Western Massachusetts businesses, colleges ... companies and institutions of higher learning in 2009, according to a study released Monday by the University of Massachusetts’ Donahue Institute and Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a statewide business lobbying group. “Defense is what carried me,” said Larry Maier, owner of Peer... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Mount Holyoke College   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    15. Outlook 2010: Job growth awaits return of spending, confidence | Business - MassLive.com - - MassLive.com

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 12 2010) Health Care , Manufacturing

      Outlook 2010: Job growth awaits return of spending, confidence | Business - MassLive.com - - MassLive.com ...than we would like," said Michael D. Goodman, former director of economics and public policy at the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute in Hadley and now a professor of public policy at UMass-Dartmouth. "Consumers and households have really been whacked hard. That has an impact on demand fo...... breed threatens to undo any progress that the economy has made. Business confidence as measured by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, a ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   West Springfield   Associated Industries of Massachusetts

    16. Executives showing more business confidence, Associated Industries of Mass. reports

      Explore masslive.com (Dec 1 2009) Education

      ...chusetts last month, but was still in negative territory, according to a survey released Tuesday by Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Business confidence was 44.9 in November, up from 43.3 on a 100-point scale where 50 is conside......t A. Nakosteen, a professor of economics and statistics at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. “Just think where we were a year ago with ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

    17. Business confidence up, Associated Industries of Mass. survey says

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 3 2009)

      Business confidence up, Associated Industries of Mass. survey says AIM’s index measures what executives think the job market will look like in six months. Business confid......nth, its seventh month-to-month gain in business confidence in the last eight months as measured by Associated Industries of Massachusetts. Associated Industries’ business confidence index rose only 0.9 points to 43.3 in October from 42.4... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Springfield

    18. A jobless rebound? Experts warn that amid recovery, employers are unlikely to hire rapidly

      Explore GazetteNET (Jul 28 2009) Education

      ...ust growth and unemployment remains high," said Jeffrey P. Thompson, a research assistant at the University of Massachusetts' Political Economy Research Institute. "It's a pattern we've seen in the last couple of recessions,...... bureau. When the recession began, there were 4.4 million people in this situation. Thompson, the UMass research assistant, said this stage of recovery, returning worker hours, will be drawn out, and a s... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Associated Industries of Massachusetts   Greenfield

    19. State’s employers shed an estimated 20,300 jobs in March

      Explore Wicked Local Blog (Apr 17 2009) Education

      ...stimated 200 jobs in March. “Nobody is escaping this,” said Andre Mayer, a senior vice president at Associated Industries of Massachusetts. “Health care is probably the most stable thing we have, but there are obviously pressures even the......tion where the losses are getting faster,” Mayer said. Alan Clayton-Matthews, an economist with the University of Massachusetts, said the increases in the unemployment rate also seem to be slowing down. He ... (Read Full Article)

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