Corean Reynold was recently appointed the Director of Nightlife Economy for the City of Boston, where she brings a wealth of experience and a passion for fostering an equitable and thriving nightlife ecosystem.
10/04/2023
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Roundhead Brewing Company
Don’t miss our upcoming Government Affairs Forum with Massachusetts State Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg. Register now!
10/11/2023
9:45am - 11:00am
Bank of America
Learn about new ways of utilizing the professional apprenticeship model to create diverse, sustainable, and scalable talent pipelines.
10/12/2023
10:00am - 11:30am
Edenred
Designed for mid-level managers and supervisors, this new certificate program addresses workplace well-being through unique, innovative, and actionable methods.
Join our Transformational DEI Certificate! Our comprehensive learning & development offerings are designed to connect and grow strong leaders who lead both inside and out of the office.
Our Women’s Leadership Program enables you to take your leadership to the next level by arming you with the most in-demand leadership toolkit.
Our Boston’s Future Leaders (BFL) program provides emerging leaders with a socially conscious and civically engaged leadership toolkit, as well as the opportunity to apply their knowledge through experiential assignments.
Our Economic Inclusion Committee provides strategic support around research, policies, and programs that are focused on building equal opportunity.
We are developing an ecosystem of corporations and partners with the influence and buying power to transform economic inclusion for minority business enterprises (MBEs).
The Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings Boston’s diverse young professionals together with business leaders, organizations and their peers to build connection, advance careers and ignite positive change.
09/12/2023 -
09/16/2023
Greater Boston
City Awake empowers young professionals in a variety of ways that encourages these rising leaders to stay invested in the region’s future success.
BIMA (the Boston Interactive Media Association) serves a vibrant community of like-minded professionals from agencies, brands, publishers, and ad-tech companies with business interests in the New England market.
For nearly 30 years, the Chamber’s Women’s Network has connected female professionals of all background and career levels. Today, our Women’s Network is the largest in New England, strengthening the professional networks of women each year.
The Massachusetts Apprentice Network convenes employers, training providers, and talent sources interested in developing and implementing apprenticeship programs in occupations across industries and statewide in fields such as tech, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, and more.
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Explore our mission and values to better understand how we are leading the business community forward.
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March 27, 2023
The Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce supports H.43, An Act to create the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and to rename the Executive Office of Economic Development. For employers in the region, the high cost of living in Greater Boston, including the cost of housing, affects their ability to attract and retain a talented workforce. The creation of a dedicated cabinet-level executive office is a timely and welcome proposal as the Commonwealth confronts major affordability challenges.
Housing is an urgent issue for Massachusetts. According to the 2021 American Community Survey, Massachusetts homeowners with a mortgage have the fourth highest housing costs in the U.S. The Zumper National Rent Report ranks Boston third most expensive for 1- and 2-bedroom apartment rents.[1] While many factors contribute to the state’s high costs, the core problem is driven by an imbalance between supply and demand. With an inadequate supply of housing due to years of underproduction, the Commonwealth will continue to lose its workforce to more affordable locations. From 2020 through July 2022, 110,000 people moved out of Massachusetts to other states. The Greater Boston area, and the state at large, must boost production to meet the housing needs of its residents.
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) will be a leader in tackling the state’s housing challenges. This includes administering many of the state’s essential programs that support public housing, affordable housing creation, and market rate housing development. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, the Housing Development Incentive Program, and the revamped HousingWorks program (formerly part of MassWorks) are effective tools in incentivizing a variety of housing production, which EOHLC would oversee. Crucially, EOHLC will begin implementation of the MBTA Communities law that promotes transit-oriented housing development in 175 municipalities with access to public transportation. A cabinet-level secretariat will ensure that these priorities receive the focus and resources that the state’s housing challenge demands.
The creation of EOHLC will also allow the Administration to take other steps to promote housing development. For instance, the Chamber encourages EOHLC to create its own dedicated office of planning and research to improve statewide land use planning specifically for housing development and identifying critical infrastructure needs such as utility, transportation, open space, and access to job opportunities in cooperation with other agencies. EOHLC should explore creating regional housing production goals based on future housing needs, and strategically deploy its tools and resources to advance those goals while identifying infrastructure gaps and barriers to development. EOHLC should also identify and propose solutions to complex state and local barriers that inhibit the creation of adequate housing options for all income levels across the entire state.
The Chamber supports H.43 and looks forward to partnering with EOHLC on policies and programs that promote housing affordability and ensure Massachusetts can attract and retain a talented workforce.
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