NECA Boston Assistant Manager Kristen Gowin, Chapter President Joseph Bodio of LAN-TEL Communications, MA Deputy Secretary for Housing and Economic Development Carolyn Kirk, NECA Board Member Kathleen Guinee of Aetna Fire Alarm Company, and Chapter Executive Manager Glenn Kingsbury
Boston MA – Carolyn Kirk, Massachusetts Deputy Secretary for Housing and Economic Development, was the guest speaker at NECA Boston’s Fall Chapter Meeting at the Seaport Hotel in September.
She spoke of new statewide initiatives introduced by the Baker administration that promise to spur continuing economic growth throughout all sectors of the economy and that will have major impact on the construction industry.
One example is the Mass. Economic Development Incentive Program (EDIP), a tax incentive program designed to foster job creation and spur business growth throughout the state.
The tax credit program is focused on making Massachusetts more competitive for companies looking to expand in the commonwealth, offering tax incentives for communities that are spurring millions of dollars in investments.
Kirk referenced that 56,500 jobs have been generated in the Bay State since Governor Baker took office in January. Secretary Kirk was joined at the meeting by Tim Wilkerson, State Director of Economic Policy Development.
