Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, Kim Carrigan, Janet Wu and Ann Mostue are joined by top decision makers from local business and finance to politics and technology, along with Bloomberg reporters covering the latest stories in Boston, the Bay State, and beyond.
Bloomberg Baystate Business: Taxes, Lottery, Golf
Bloomberg Boston Bureau Chief Tom Moroney and Radio News Anchors Peter Barnes, Pat Carroll, Anne Mostue and Janet Wu are joined by top names from local business and finance to medicine and politics, along with Bloomberg reporters covering the latest stories in Boston, the Bay State and beyond. Today we spoke with Rick Lord, President of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts, about their participation in negotiations on Beacon Hill to keep several questions off the ballot, including a millionaires tax and an increase in the minimum wage. Raj Sharma of Merrill Lynch stopped by to talk about the markets. Janet Wu reported on the local angle to North America's winning 2026 World Cup bid. State House News Service reporter Katie Lannan told us about efforts in the legislature to get the state lottery online. Then we talked to gaming law expert Mark Hichar of Hinckley Allen about the impact of other gambling options on state lotteries. Parisa Zagat, the U.S. Digital Media Skills for Facebook talked about their new program with two local community colleges to provide training for students. Finally, Jon Wyeth of the website Open Rounds talked about his effort to become "the Airbnb of golf".
Jun 14, 2018
