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Baystate Business: Minimum Wage Challenge (Radio)

Baystate Business

Minimum Wage Challenge (Radio)

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Bloomberg Baystate Business for Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 - Dr. Helen Boucher, infectious disease physician at Tufts Medical Center, on the rise in Covid cases and stress on local hospitals (4:30) - Boston Business Journal reporter Grant Welker on the steps being taken by local colleges to deal with the Omicron surge (14:07) - Boston Globe business reporter Janelle Nanos on a local restaurant using robots to help alleviate staffing issues (22:03) - State House News Service senior reporter Matt Murphy on disagreements on Beacon Hill about spending the Federal ARPA money (31:10) - Boston Globe deputy business editor Tim Logan on more office buildings in the area converting to lab space (41:33) - Bloomberg News reporter Mark Gurman on the end of the Blackberry (50:05) - State Senator Julian Cyr on his legislation that would make changes in the estate tax in Massachusetts (57:24) - Mitch Roberts, CEO of PR Management, owner of 60 Panera Bread franchises in three states, on challenges they face with the hike in the minimum wage (1:07:23) Hosts: Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve, and Kim Carrigan Producer: Dan Pierce

Jan 04, 2022