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Where are Barnstable residents migrating to?

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July 27, 2021

Using Pioneer Institute’s newest database, Massachusetts IRS…

Employment trends in the Greater Boston Area and Touristy Massachusetts Counties during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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July 22, 2021

Using MassEconomix, Pioneer Institute’s database on employment…

Massachusetts Is Losing Adjusted Gross Income to No-Income Tax State Migration

July 13, 2021

In light of a proposed tax increase on million-dollar annual…

Ely Kaplansky Goes from Immigrant to Inc. 5000 Insurance Entrepreneur

July 8, 2021

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Ely Kaplansky, President & CEO of Kaplansky Insurance. Since 1974, Ely has created hundreds of jobs in Massachusetts and beyond, with 85 employees in 15 offices across the state today, and he has grown his business during the pandemic, such that Kaplansky Insurance was named to Inc. magazine’s "5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America" list. His success fulfilled the dreams of his parents when they moved from Israel to America in 1955, with just the clothes on their backs and an aunt to take them in. Their journey began in the concentration camps of Germany, and Ely’s story is all about the opportunity and freedom America offers.

Massachusetts Residents Are Opting to File for Residential Energy Tax Credits

June 29, 2021

In 2018, 14,230 Massachusetts taxpayers received a total of $65,868,000…

How do employment trends differ between urban and rural Massachusetts from 1999-2019?

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June 11, 2021

To better understand these statistics, data available on employment across Massachusetts counties is helpful. This blog will investigate the employment trends in Franklin and Middlesex Counties from 1999-2019.

Larry O’Toole on Workplace Culture & Immigration Policy

May 13, 2021

On this week's episode of JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks to Larry O’Toole, founder of the multi-state Gentle Giant Moving Company that started in 1980 right here in the Boston area. They discuss Mr. O'Toole's journey at a young age from Ireland to Brookline, Mass., the challenges of being uprooted, and the ability to thrive despite barriers such as skills gaps, that many immigrants face.

Sandro Catanzaro Takes His American Dream to Mars and Back

April 8, 2021

This week on JobMakers, host Denzil Mohammed talks with Sandro Catanzaro, who started several businesses in his native Peru but had no idea he’d end up helping NASA go to Mars, or that he’d use that same technology to plan and buy video ad campaigns. Now Head of Publisher Services Strategy for Roku, which acquired the company he founded, dataxu, in 2019, Mr. Catanzaro is an emblem of ingenuity and inventiveness. His demand-side platform, device graph technology and analytics platform help accelerate Roku’s ad tech roadmap and ability to serve a wide array of advertisers. But he’s not done yet!

Massachusetts PPP Benefits Big Businesses, Data Called Into Question

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August 14, 2020

Where Did the Largest PPP Loans Go? Assessing the distribution of loans by industry

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August 13, 2020

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on all parts of the economy,…

Data, Attitudes, and Ecommerce: Noteworthy trends in retail for the present and future

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August 3, 2020

Following the July 16th release of the June Retail Sales Report…

COVID-19 will likely lead to a recession. Can Massachusetts municipal budgets handle one?

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May 6, 2020

Using municipalities' experiences during the Great Recession, a new policy brief examines the likely impact of COVID-19 on local property taxes, as well as political implications for state aid. We list the municipal revenues by category among the least tax-reliant communities in Massachusetts, show the trajectory of tax revenue growth rate in Massachusetts state and local governments, and rank stabilization fund assets per capita among Massachusetts Gateway Cities.