PBLN in the News

WBUR | November 2, 2010
Some Companies May Reject Job Seekers Who Smoke
PBLN Executive Director Andy Tarsy is interviewed on WBUR's Radio Boston show on the new Mass Hospital Association policy to ban hiring of smokers.

Boston Business Journal | October 15, 2010
Brown at center of local cleantech lobbying efforts
PBLN central to lobbying focus on US Senator Scott Brown around clean energy issues

Boston Globe | October 10, 2010
PBLN Summit: Doing Better Business

Mass High Tech - The Journal of New England Technology | July 20, 2010
Progressive Business Leaders Network backs ed standard‎
Coverage of PBLN's public position in support of the adoption of the Common Core K-12 Education standards for Massachusetts schools.


Boston Globe |  July 1, 2010
Cape Wind gets a boost from CEOs
A recap from PBLN's forum, Cape Wind and National Grid: How the New England Renewable Energy Deal of the Century Is Getting Done hosted by PBLN member Paul Sagan, chief executive of Akamai Technologies Inc. Read the full article.


Mass High Tech - The Journal of New England Technology |  June 30, 2010
Cape Wind's Gordon appeals to execs for NStar support
A recap from PBLN's forum, Cape Wind and National Grid: How the New England Renewable Energy Deal of the Century Is Getting Done hosted by PBLN member Paul Sagan, chief executive of Akamai Technologies Inc. Read the full article.


Boston Herald |  June 21, 2010
Wired for progress
PBLN Executive Director Andrew Tarsy's letter to the Editor in the Boston Herald. Read the full article.


Cape Cod Times |  June 19, 2010
Wal-Mart takes on Cape Wind
By Patrick Cassidy
PBLN executive director Andrew Tarsy makes the business case for Cape Wind, saying the project represents a much-needed boost to the state's renewable energy industry. Read the full article.


Boston Globe |  June 17, 2010
Wal-Mart challenges Cape Wind’s high prices
By Erin Ailworth
PBLN Member George Matouk (President, John Matouk & Co.) advocates for Cape Wind, saying it will help Massachusetts build a clean energy economy and become less dependent on fossil fuels. Read the full article.


Daily News Transcript |  June 16, 2010
Senate vote stirs anxiety over Federal health care funds
By Michael Norton and Kyle Cheney
PBLN Board Member Diane Hessan (CEO, Communispace Corporation) calls for Congressional action on federal health funding for healthcare, basic services, infrastructure in Massachusetts. Read the full article.


Xconomy |  June 7, 2010
Of Cuban Missiles and Chinese Wind Turbines
By Ray DeMeo
PBLN Member and technology exec Ray Demeo's Xconomy piece on the need for clean energy production. Read the full article.


Boston Globe | May 25, 2010
Cape Wind courts NStar for utility contract -  deal key to getting construction funds
By D.C. Denison
"...Andrew Tarsy, executive director of the advocacy group Progressive Business Leaders Network...characterized Cape Wind as 'a symbol of the energy future.'" Read the full article.


May 22, 2010
Vertex Founder Joshua Boger Charges up Wesleyan Grads
These remarks were given by PBLN co-chair and former Vertex CEO Joshua Boger to Phi Beta Kappa inductees at Wesleyan University on May 22, 2010. Read full remarks.


Boston Globe | May 22, 2010
NStar, Cape Wind to talk energy -  utility says it would consider contract to buy electricity
By Erin Ailworth
"Andy Tarsy, executive director of the advocacy group Progressive Business Leaders Network, which has supported Cape Wind, said the local business community is watching NStar closely to see what it will do about Cape Wind." Read the full article.


Mass High Tech - The Journal of New England Technology | May 19, 2010

Deepwater Horizon: Complicating New England's Chances for a Climate Change Bill
Mass High Tech piece by PBLN member and Political Outreach Coordinator Matt Henshon (Founder, Henshon Parker LLP) on the PBLN Summit and the impact of the Deep Water Horizon rig spill on energy politics in DC. Read the full article.


Boston Globe | May 18, 2010
Pics from CEO field trip to Washington
Boston Globe's Scott Kirsner (Innovation Economy) blogs w/ pics about the CEO field trip to D.C.Read the full article.


Cause Nation | May 17, 2010
Weighing in on Scale
PBLN member Nikki Korn's blogpost on the "Cause Nation" blog run by Nikki and her colleagues at Cause Consulting, where she is a Principal and works with Adobe, Aramark, Boston Beer Company and other national brands. Read the full article.


Boston Globe | May 12, 2010
Our energy use calls for a transformation
Andrew Tarsy & Mitch Tyson, letter to the editor
"THERE IS no denying that the rate for electricity in 2013 when Cape Wind switches on will be pennies per kilowatt higher than prices today. But energy economics require a deeper look. For example, what about long-term job creation and economic development? What about the anticipated sharp rise in oil and gas prices as the global economy recovers?" Read the full letter.


WBUR | May 12, 2010
Insurance Coverage Alone Won't make Us Healthy
WBUR (Boston's NPR News Station) healthcare blog "CommonHealth" has a guest blog by PBLN member J.J. Bartlett who is CEO of Fisherman Partnership Health Plan. Read the full article.


Seeing Both Sides | May 11, 2010
Barney Frank says: Don't Mess with VCs or Angels
Jeff Bussgang (General Partner, Flybridge Capital) blogs on financial reform talk with Barney Frank.Read the full article.


Mass High Tech | May 7, 2010
Jeff Bussgang, on public policy’s help/hinderance to entrepreneurs
Mass High Tech posts Tarsy/Bussgang conversation about going to D.C. Read the full article.


Boston Globe | April 29, 2010
Decision puts the state at the forefront of wind industry, business leaders say
By Erin Ailworth
“[New jobs from Cape Wind ] span the spectrum from blue collar to white collar,’’ said Roger Freeman (Managing Director, Solventerra) of the advocacy group Progressive Business Leaders Network, which has supported Cape Wind. “It’s boatmen taking boats out there. It’s blue-collar workers turning the wrenches. It helps build Massachusetts as a cluster and a center for renewable energy." Read the full article.


Boston Globe | November 21, 2009
Massachusetts Health Care Providers Urge Revamping Payment System
Robert Weisman
"Whether the state’s proposed payment system overhaul can succeed in reining in costs and boosting the quality of care will depend on how it’s structured and put into practice...was the consensus of speakers on a health care panel yesterday during a summit on business leadership and public policy at the John F. Kennedy Library in Dorchester." Read the full article.


XConomy Boston | November 24, 2009
Progressive Business Leaders Meet for "Davos on The Charles" Policy Summit
Jeff Bussgang
"The Progressive Business Leaders Network (PBLN) summit convened last Friday at the JFK Presidential Library represented a unique blend of over 200 leaders engaged in the thorniest of policy issues that are facing the Commonwealth and the nation." Read the full article

Member Spotlight

Diane Hessan, President & CEO - Communispace
According to Advertising Age Communispace is one of the fastest growing marketing and technology companies in the country, with a Blue Chip client list that would make a Madison Avenue giant jealous. A pioneer in creating online communities to help marketers deeply engage customers, Diane helped found Communispace in 1999 and hasn't looked back.