June 24, 2003
ROMNEY EMBARKS ON A MISSION TO CREATE MORE JOBS
First Stop: BIO 2003 Conference in Washington, D.C.
Governor Mitt Romney today announced the kick off of a summer-long campaign called “Jobs First” to expand job growth in Massachusetts.
The first stop: The BIO 2003 Conference in Washington, D.C., where Romney will meet with executives from the nation’s top biopharmaceutical firms to promote Massachusetts, followed by a series of jobs-related initiatives that will be announced over the next three months.
“I’m not going to rest until we put Massachusetts back to work,” said Romney, at a Logan Airport news conference announcing the “Jobs First” initiative.
Romney’s visit to the 10th annual meeting of the Biotechnology Industry Organization symbolizes his commitment to bringing jobs and businesses to Massachusetts. He was accompanied on the trip by Robert Pozen, his chief of commerce and labor.
Romney said he will highlight the Commonwealth’s pro-business environment including: significant tax benefits, such as single sales factor, investment tax credits and development tax credits, and access to a highly skilled, educated and productive workforce.
The “Jobs First” program is a component of the Governor’s TOPS program (Tapping Our Potential in the State). The initiative will employ a number of strategies to work with both large and small employers to attract, retain, and create jobs in Massachusetts.
It consists of a number of actions that will be undertaken to encourage companies to grow or locate in Massachusetts, match employers with job seekers, create a pro-employment atmosphere, attract more funding for statewide economic development and build awareness of the contributions made by entrepreneurs and businesses.
“You’re going to see a lot of the elements of this program start to take shape over the next few months,” said Romney. “This is a comprehensive, pro-growth initiative that will help get our economy moving again.”
Last week, Romney launched a multi-million dollar integrated marketing campaign entitled “Massachusetts, It’s All Here” to attract fast-growing industries to the Bay State. Specific components of the public-private sector partnership include the development of marketing materials, print ads in statewide and national publications and a coordinated effort to make it easier for businesses to build facilities in the Commonwealth.
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