Thursday - May 22, 2025
News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 07, 2025 ( 8 items )  

BLS - Northeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2025'
NEW YORK, May 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 6, 2025, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area - March 2025": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.6 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional   more

Governor Healey Advances State's AI Leadership with Major Investments in Massachusetts AI Hub
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Advances State's AI Leadership with Major Investments in Massachusetts AI Hub Boston -- Today, during IBM's Think 2025 conference in Boston, Governor Maura Healey announced major updates on the state's effort to grow the artificial intelligence ecosystem in Massachusetts through the Massachusetts AI Hub. The Governor announced a $31 million state grant to expand access   more

Governor Healey Celebrates Sheba/ARC's Expansion to Massachusetts
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Celebrates Sheba/ARC's Expansion to Massachusetts Boston -- Governor Maura Healey today welcomed the leadership of Sheba Medical Center, the largest and most comprehensive medical center in the Middle East, to celebrate their recent decision to launch their first U.S. health care startup accelerator in Massachusetts. The ARC accelerator will leverage Massachusetts' worl  more

Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Innovation Career Pathways to 20 New High Schools
BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 6 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Expands Innovation Career Pathways to 20 New High Schools Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today new Innovation Career Pathway designations to 37 high schools, including 20 that are receiving a designated pathway for the first time. These new designations also expand the administration's Clean Energy pathway to five additional school  more

Jesse Labbe: Innovating biotechnology for energy, security and health
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Jesse Labbe: Innovating biotechnology for energy, security and health Microbiologist and entrepreneur Jesse Labbe excels at cultivating discovery and innovation. As the new director of the Biosciences Division at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he's leading a team focused on science and technologies to boost U.S. competitiveness, stren  more

Maritime Program Previews Talent Pipeline Program, Future of Maritime Careers
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Maritime Program Previews Talent Pipeline Program, Future of Maritime Careers WASHINGTON -- Across shipyards and classrooms, welding booths and engineering labs, a new wave of talent prepares to step into critical roles shaping America's defense future. In May and June, the U.S. Navy's Talent Pipeline Program (TPP) will recognize the individuals, employers, and training partners driving this workforce initia  more

NUWC Division Newport hosts MIT's Dr. Steven Spear for problem-solving discussion
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * NUWC Division Newport hosts MIT's Dr. Steven Spear for problem-solving discussion NEWPORT, R.I. - Dr. Steven Spear, a renowned author and senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Sloan School of Management, spoke to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce and toured the command on April 28. Spear's talk, presented as part of a monthlong focus on probl  more

Siblings in service: Army Reserve Soldier enlists on Army Reserve's 117th birthday
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 6 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Siblings in service: Army Reserve Soldier enlists on Army Reserve's 117th birthday CONCORD, Mass. - Where once the shot heard around the world was fired--on the quiet Concord River in Massachusetts--the hillsides rang again. This time, the musket fire was followed by the jubilation of the Army Reserve's 117th birthday. As Soldiers celebrated, a new bond was forged between brother and sister.   more