This Week in Business

Marathon Sports CEO and founder Colin Peddie on the race, resilience and the challenges of retail during COVID.

During the worst of the pandemic the Massachusetts Latino community had a 30% jobless rate. Now it’s twice as high as the overall rate. What is being done to address the problem?

Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe on the big bucks behind the return of the big Buc! Plus: Is the MBTA really safe? And the legacy of Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren.

John Hancock CEO Marianne Harrison on its Marathon sponsorship and the much longer than expected work from home experience.

Boston Athletic Association CEO Tom Grilk describes plans for the 125th Boston Marathon where “we don’t want to have large crowds anywhere.”

Boston Globe business columnist Shirley Leung talks booster shots, vaccine rules at TD Garden and easing of some travel restrictions, Toast going public and the Mass. & Cass crisis intensifying.

Shared lab space hub LabCentral is turning its brain power to building a more diverse workforce. A first-hand account on how their Ignite program is fueling change.

Sewage contains clues to the COVID crisis and other health issues. Biobot’s Jennings Heussner talks about the Cambridge company and their work around the country.

What’s it like to build and open a 1,000-room convention hotel in the middle of a global pandemic? Check out the story of the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport.

Charles River Regional CEO Greg Reibman on the fall no one was expecting. How are businesses dealing with the uncertainties around COVID policy, testing, making and vaccination?

Boston Business Journal Editor Doug Banks talks about three key issues in the race for mayor of Boston. Plus, gateway cities are growing like crazy and people are already shopping for the holidays!

The Boston Globe’s Shirley Leung talks about who business leaders in the city are supporting for Boston mayor. Plus, why the opening of the Omni Seaport is unique, what’s caused a drop in business confidence and a record-breaking gift for UMass Medical School.

A conversation with Sportsmen’s Tennis Club & Enrichment Center CEO Toni Wiley on how this Dorchester nonprofit is serving the community both on and off the court.