Mayor Wu's State of the City Address
March 20, 2025
On March 19, 2025, Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her annual State of the City address at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. While celebrating recent accomplishments and previewing new initiatives, Mayor Wu acknowledged the contributions of several A Better City member companies and institutions, including: Mass General Brigham, National Grid, Related Beal, UMass Boston, and Vertex. In addition, the Mayor acknowledged the successful Boston Family Days program, which includes the Boston Children’s Museum, Franklin Park Zoo, Museum of Science, and New England Aquarium.
During the speech, Mayor Wu spotlighted Slader Montina, who is a graduate of the PowerCorpsBOS building operator training program that is a partnership between the City of Boston, A Better City, and dozens of A Better City member companies and institutions. Slader, who immigrated from Haiti at age seven and is formerly homeless, graduated from PowerCorpsBOS in 2023 and is currently employed in building operations at a Related Beal property downtown. Learn more about the PowerCorpsBOS program here.
The Mayor also previewed several new initiatives, including:
- Expanding the office-to-residential conversion program to universities and employers looking to reactivate office buildings as dorms or workforce housing;
- Establishing a Business Recruitment Office to fill commercial vacancies, retain and attract talent, and continue revitalizing Downtown; and
- Launching the Boston Energy Saver program, a partnership with National Grid and Eversource that will deliver more than $150 million in state funding for residents to upgrade homes and lower bills.
Read or watch the full speech here and read comprehensive coverage here.
