The Massachusetts State Senate has voted 37-1 to pass an economic development package similar to one approved last month by the House.
The Senate bill would spend $63 million dollars on training programs and incentives to employers to create jobs. Like the house bill it emphasizes workforce training for advanced manufacturing and information technology fields. State Sen. Gale Candaras said it aims to grow the state’s economy outside greater Boston.
" I think it will start a fire in a lot of areas where we need to draw attention and incentivize developers to come."
A conference committee will iron out differences between the House and Senate bills. Legislators will also try to reach a compromise with Gov. Patrick who wants to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts, which was left out of both the House and Senate bills.
