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Baystate Business: Amazon, GE, UMass, Harvard, Zakim (Radio)
Baystate Business
Amazon, GE, UMass, Harvard, Zakim (Radio)
On the Thursday, February 14 edition of Bloomberg Baystate Business we spoke with Bloomberg News reporter Spencer Soper about Amazon's decision to abandon New York City as a site for their second headquarters. Boston Globe business reporter Jon Chesto talked about GE's decision to sell the Fort Point site of their proposed headquarters and give back millions in incentive money to the state. Janet Wu spoke with UMass President Marty Meehan about their choice of a developer for the Bayside Expo site and then Boston Business Journal real estate editor Catherine Carlock provided some more information about the story. Bloomberg News reporter Patricia Hurtado had the latest on the Harvard race bias trial. Bob Luz, President and CEO of the Massachusetts Restaurant Association talked about the beer garden backlash. Finally, Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim talked about the issues facing the city. Hosts: Tom Moroney, Janet Wu, and Pat Carroll. Producer: Dan Pierce.
Feb 14, 2019