The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) concluded its sixth year of the Women in Finance Fellowship on Friday, July 29th. BOSTON – The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE) concluded its sixth year of the Women in Finance Fellowship. This year’s nine-week fellowship ran from Tuesday, May 31st to Friday, July 29th. Five undergraduate women served as full-time fellows at departments and agencies of the Massachusetts State Treasurer’s Office,

14 grantees to receive up to $4,500 towards starting a childcare business BOSTON – The State Treasurer’s Office of Economic Empowerment (OEE), in partnership with Citizens, is accepting applications for the Childcare Startup Grant program. This initiative provides startup funding and educational training for individuals interested in opening a family childcare program in the cities of Lynn and Springfield. 14 grantees will receive up to $4,500 toward business expenses to star

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the “Commonwealth”) anticipates selling approximately $2.7 billion* of Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund), 2022 Series A and 2022 Series B (Federally Taxable) (Social Bonds), (the “2022 Bonds”) during the week of July 18, 2022.* The 2022 Bonds are being issued as a new type of special obligation bond of the Commonwealth pursuant to Chapter 9 of the Acts of 2021 (as amended, the “UI Improvement Act”), the pro

BOSTON – The Massachusetts Clean Water Trust’s (the Trust) Board of Trustees approved $193,993,543 in new grants and low-interest loans at its meeting on June 29, 2022. Below is information on the grants and loans approved at the meeting. The Trust, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP), helps communities build or replace water infrastructure that enhances ground and surface water resources, ensures the safety of drinking wat