DeLeo: Film industry tax credit sensible for tough times

DeLeo: Film industry tax credit sensible for tough times

By Thor Jourgensen The Daily Item of Lynn February 22, 2010 LYNN – It’s nice to spot Leonardo DiCaprio in Nahant or Bruce Willis in Lynn, but Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo said business is the biggest reason to bring Hollywood to the Bay State. His...
MPC rebuts op-ed by Fitzgerald & Enrich

MPC rebuts op-ed by Fitzgerald & Enrich

HERE IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE OP-ED PIECE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS PRODUCTION COALITION REBUTTAL: State should yell ‘cut’ to film tax credit By Joan Fitzgerald and Peter Enrich February 19, 2010 IT STARTED with Canadian cities luring movie producers...
Editorial: Film tax credit boosts state economy

Editorial: Film tax credit boosts state economy

Salem News Editorial Staff 
February 19, 2010 Hollywood doesn’t qualify as a golden goose for the Massachusetts economy — yet. But a new study from the University of Massachusetts Boston confirms what local residents have been noticing in recent years: The state...
Editorial: Film tax credit boosts state’s economy

Editorial: Film tax credit boosts state’s economy

Lawrence Eagle Tribune EDITORIAL February 17, 2010 Hollywood doesn’t qualify as a golden goose for the Massachusetts economy — yet. But a new study from the University of Massachusetts at Boston confirms what local residents have been noticing in recent years:...
Weymouth officials write script for movie tax credit

Weymouth officials write script for movie tax credit

By Ed Baker GateHouse News Service February 18, 2010 Weymouth — Local officials fear that Gov. Deval Patrick’s proposal to scale back a tax credit for movie producers to make films in Massachusetts would set back plans for the construction of a $300 million motion...