AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoMassachusetts Economic Development: The state Senate passed a sweeping economic development package that backs small businesses and research, adds responsible AI guardrails, expands two-family zoning, and funds robotics and defense-sector growth. Public Safety Training: The Healey-Driscoll administration expanded firefighter survival training at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy with a new mobile SCBA training maze to bring hands-on instruction to more departments. Healthcare Data Modernization: The American College of Surgeons teamed with Arcadia to modernize surgical clinical data collection and reduce admin burden for hospitals and quality programs. Biotech & Jobs Watch: Boston Scientific cut guidance again and is planning restructuring that could mean layoffs, while Ireland also reported proposed collective redundancies. Local Tech & Business: VoDaVi won a Massachusetts ITT85 statewide contract for telecommunications equipment, and Revere advanced changes to its tattoo/body art zoning rules. STEM Pipeline: MIT is pushing a “technologist” model for advanced manufacturing leadership, aiming to create the “nurse practitioner for manufacturing.” Science for the Public: WHOI researchers are using oyster soundscapes to improve larval settlement, and Massachusetts residents get a guide to August’s solar and lunar eclipses.
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