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LOWELL -- Fifty-four percent of Massachusetts CEOs are at least somewhat optimistic about their own companies, but concerned about the state and national economies, according to a poll released yesterday by a joint project of UMass Boston and UMass Lowell. The Massachusetts Economic Assessment and Analysis Project (MEAAP), which conducted the statewide poll of 500 chief executives, also found that while most employers planned no change in payroll for the next 12 months, 34 percent indicated they intended to hire additional workers. Only 4 percent planned to decrease staff.


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