Positioning job creation at the top of his “to-do-list” with just over two months remaining on the legislative calendar, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and top House Democrats outlined a bill Monday afternoon that DeLeo said would allow the state to “directly compete with and outshine many of our closest rivals.”
The bill includes a new $50 million innovation investment fund to support research and development at universities and research centers where House leaders say the state’s economic strengths lie. Projects would need to secure at least $3 for every $1 of state funding provided through the new capital program.
A new manufacturing grant program to support small businesses, increased funding to advance large economic projects, and expanded efforts to expedite permitting were also included in the job creation legislation presented Monday afternoon at the capitol with labor and business leaders.
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