Gov. plans MA economic summit

Gov. Deval Patrick says he wants to help push the economic recovery in Massachusetts rather than waiting for it to happen, so he's organizing an economic summit for this fall.

The Democrat said Saturday he plans to meet with key business, financial and state officials from important job sectors and different regions of Mass.

He said he expected the meeting to last a day or two and take place in late September or early October.

With everyone in one place, he says, he wants specifics about what businesses need to resume hiring, how bankers and others can help and what the state can do to facilitate the process.