Bloomberg Baystate Business for Tuesday, July 20th, 2021

- Epidemiologist Dr. Shira Doron of Tufts Medical Center with her thoughts on the recent Covid outbreak in Provincetown and the rising numbers in the state (4:08)

- Scott Cassel, CEO and Founder of the Product Stewardship Institute, on their advocacy for a new law in Maine that forces big companies to pay for the recycling of their packaging (15:36)

- Joe Fusco, Vice President of Casella, on their controversial new landfill in Dalton, NH, and the issues facing the waste disposal business as landfill spaces close (28:46)

- State Senator Eric Lesser on the latest negotiations about legalized sports betting in Massachusetts (34:53)

- Gloria Bouillon, Beverly Airport regional manager, on plans to launch a commuter air service (45:31)

- Bloomberg News airline reporter Mary Schlangenstein on the return of international travel (57:09)

- Janet Wu reports on the Blue Origin space launch today, followed by Dr. Ariel Ekblaw, founder and director of the MIT Space Exploration Initiative, on the significance of the flight (1:04:58)

- Dusty Rhodes, President of Conventures, on how event planners are now scrambling to deal with the demand for their services (1:20:21)

- Bloomberg News reporter Caleb Melby on the arrest of Trump ally Tom Barrack on illegal lobbying charges (1:28:44)

Hosts: Tom Moroney, Joe Shortsleeve and Anne MostueProducer: Dan Pierce