Shirley Leung
Business Columnist and Associate Editor at The Boston Globe
Business columnist and associate editor at @BostonGlobe. Host of @GlobeOpinion podcast "Say More." @GBH @BosPublicRadio contributor
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bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung |Larry Edelman
“As a CEO, I don’t want my team just spending all their hours consumed by trying to just keep up with the news,” said Poorvi Patodia, who runs Needham company Biena Snacks sold in nearly 15,000 stores nationwide. “We know now there’s enough of a pattern that some news comes out, but then things either reverse, or there’s other negotiations or conversations being had.”A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.
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bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung
You may remember how just a week ago this town was abuzz over another challenger wanting to unseat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in this fall’s election. O’Brien, who long ago served as planning chief under Mayor Tom Menino, would have joined New England Patriots family scion Josh Kraft as a third major candidate for two spots in the November runoff. O’Brien’s primary beef with Wu: She has been hostile to development.
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bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the March 30 episode of the “Say More” podcast. Shirley Leung: Welcome to “Say More” from Boston Globe Opinion. I’m Shirley Leung. This week we bring you a special episode of “Say More,” our first live show from the Globe’s inaugural Working Mothers Summit at the Newbury Hotel in Boston and sponsored by PNC Bank.
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3 weeks ago |
bostonglobe.com | Shirley Leung
During the four years Joe Biden was in the White House, business was brisk for Bill Johnson’s auto repair and towing companies in South Hadley, but his bottom line told a different story. “There’s one thing I learned,” Johnson said. “Being busy does not mean business is good.”Soaring energy costs, higher inflation, and increased regulation squeezed profits at Johnson’s enterprise so much so that he put off buying any new major equipment for years — until Donald Trump won November’s election.
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bostonglobe.com | Niki Griswold |Shirley Leung |Catherine Carlock
O’Brien, 61, is making the announcement with his wife Tricia and some of his children — who are all adopted from Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Ethiopia, according to people briefed on his plans. O’Brien chose East Boston, a neighborhood that has been dubbed Boston’s Ellis Island for its rich history of welcoming immigrants. He also spent years in the neighborhood building community support for Suffolk Downs project.
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RT @pagsceltics: Here's my statement on today's news. https://t.co/lhKCslEcgF
RT @gintautasd: Developer Tom O'Brien is weighing run for Boston mayor, @leung reports Chatter around another candidate entering the race…
Mayor Wu’s pregnancy felt like business as usual. That’s progress. https://t.co/n7jhiKTife via @BostonGlobe