ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMPETITIVENESS

Reopening Massachusetts: Report from the Re-Opening Advisory Board

On April 28, Governor Baker announced the formation of a 19-member Advisory Board to determine the best ways to open the economy. Chaired by Lt. Governor Polito and Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Michael Kennealy, along with representatives from businesses, public health and municipal government, the Board’s role is to advise the Governor on how to balance the economic and public health concerns caused by the pandemic.