In the Boston Globe there have been a couple of articles and an ad that pointed out the challenges states have in promoting and keeping productive and growing companies in their states.
In today’s paper there is an article about how the Governor of Massachusetts is going to the West Coast to “to network with executives at computer and energy companies that have large facilities here, aiming to shore up and even expand their employment and investments in Massachusetts.” While this is presumably a very good thing for Massachusetts, it raises two thoughts:
- When I moved to Massachusetts in 2002 people were talking about how the state had lost its lead in the computer industry in the 1970s and 80s to California
- The article doesn’t mention biotechnology, life sciences or healthcare – industries where Massachusetts still has a leadership position
This second point is particularly important because Saturday’s Globe had an article about how state regulations scheduled to take effect July 1st requiring disclosure of industry payments to physicians may cut down on medical meetings in Boston. …