#ma-impact

#ma-impact

"The cannabis industry is an important part of the Massachusetts economy - supporting jobs and local businesses and generating revenue for cities and towns," Healey said in a statement. "It's important that we are doing everything we can to make sure this industry is set up for success."

For me, the decision had something that was deeper than just the basketball stuff of it, and it's something that at some point I'll share with people, but for me it felt like it was the time to go elsewhere.

For most companies, there's roughly a 12-month period where the business is at its peak value, and then it crashes out. The companies that capture generational returns are often the ones where someone spies that moment instead of assuming the good times will get even better.

"Just look at him. They're very similar in stature. Real strong and he's got that presence about him, that Bowser presence. He's got the intensity. I've never seen a more spot-on comparison."

The inaugural WeAreDevelopers World Congress North America will draw approximately 10,000 attendees to San Jose, establishing it as the permanent North American home for the annual congress.

The unemployment rate for college graduates ages 22-27 soared to 5.6% at the end of last year, up sharply over the past three years and outstripping the overall rate of 4.2%.

MIT ranked No. 1 for best graduate engineering program in the 2026 rankings, leading the country and excelling in six engineering specialties, including computer and electrical engineering.

Forbes released its annual World's Billionaires List this week, and it's the biggest one yet. The ranking now includes a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors, and heirs who together hold an unprecedented $20.1 trillion in wealth, up $4 trillion from last year. The United States leads the pack with 989 billionaires, and nearly 30 of them have ties to Massachusetts.

The AI X Leadership Summit is designed for executives and technical leaders navigating the complex realities of AI adoption, governance, workforce transformation, and innovation.

Over two-thirds said they recommend their students consider careers outside academia. The majority had delayed hiring in their labs, and one-third had laid off workers. More than one in six said they have lost researchers to institutions in other countries since Trump took office. Sixty-eight percent said funding cuts and federal policy changes had moderately or significantly reduced the scope of their work.

I'd rather be on my own and keep to myself and be able to do my job correctly,

According to a recent WalletHub analysis, Massachusetts claimed the No. 1 spot among all 50 states thanks to its exceptional levels of higher education attainment and strong public school performance. The annual report, dubbed Most & Least Educated States in America (2026), used 18 metrics ranging from the share of residents with college degrees to public school performance and achievement disparities across gender and race.