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Jul 5, 2021

Is commercial space flight going where no regulation has gone before?

Also, colleges in Maines are welcoming more out-of-state students, an old sweet shop adapts and business travel is still struggling.

When Bezos and Branson head into space, they and their companions fly at their own risk
by Meghan McCarty Carino
Blue Origin
Congress put a moratorium on regulating commercial human space flight to help the industry get off the ground.
A nearly 200-year-old sweet shop stood the test of time. How is it weathering the pandemic?
by Minju Park
Courtesy Elizabeth Hotson (BBC/Marketplace)
The Oldest Sweet Shop in the World has witnessed wars and other strife from its location in northern England.
Early signs suggest college enrollment could rebound this fall
by Robbie Feinberg
Grace Laverriere
In Maine, the turnaround is being driven by out-of-state students.
Leisure travel is back to pre-pandemic levels. But business travel? Not even close.
by Mitchell Hartman
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
The pandemic seems to have taught a lot of businesses that employees don’t need to travel as much as they used to.