This Week in Business

The Broad Institute’s massive testing rollout kept colleges up and running, while Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine gave us hope. Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal Editor Doug Banks weigh in on these and other success stories from an otherwise very tough year.

We saw breweries pivot to make hand sanitizer, a TikTok video created big buzz for a local beverage company, and rating home office paces became thing. Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe and Boston Business Journal Editor Doug Banks joins us for this segment.

Doug Banks, Boston Business Journal Editor, is on the business beat this week with a perspective on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout; additional business regulations and shutdowns; a record low month for casinos; growing food insecurity and a holiday sweater with what you might call an alarming feature.

Mascon Medical CEO John Chen joins us to discuss getting, and in some cases giving, PPE to those who need it most. How did this company work decades of supply chain connections to get the job done?

Jim Rooney, CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, weighs in on whether businesses should mandate COVID-19 vaccines. Plus, a look at those hardest hit by the pandemic, the impact of MBTA cuts, and what the future of work might look like.

Nia Grace, Owner of Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen and Co-Founder of The Boston Black Hospitality Coalition, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on her business and how the latest rollbacks might affect her.

LogMeIn CEO Bill Wagner talks about the company which helps people work from home.

Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe weighs in on a variety of topics including the vaccine rollout; the Red Sox cutting ties with The Lowell Spinners; and Massachusetts joining the Facebook antitrust lawsuit.

President Jon Hurst of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts shares advice and talks about the challenges of this holiday shopping season and the #BuyInMA campaign.

Boston While Black Founder and CEO Sheena Collier talks about the organization, why she started it and the role it plays.

Boston Business Journal Editor Doug Banks is on the business beat looking at the latest on vaccines, cannabis home delivery policy, Lee Pelton’s selection to lead The Boston Foundation, the high demand for state small business loans and restaurants adjusting for winter.

Urban Grape founder, owner and CEO TJ Douglas, talks about the holiday season and creating a more inclusive wine industry. Plus he shares the story of how an overwhelming response to an act of vandalism enabled his company to create a Wine Studies Award for people of color.

Keiko Matsudo Orrall, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, tells the story of why her state agency is pivoting to get residents to support local businesses.