Shirley Leung

Business columnist and associate editor at @BostonGlobe. Host of @GlobeOpinion podcast "Say More." @GBH @BosPublicRadio contributor

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

What if Jaylen Brown had taken over the Downtown Crossing building now occupied by Uniqlo?

In the first edition of Power Play, our newsletter on power and business in Massachusetts, @leung and @jonchesto wonder what could have been.

Get the scoops at https://t.co/V2PSDG3rM2.

[Shirley Leung @leung]

@rfgpolijunkie @BostonGlobe @jonchesto Thanks for reading!

[Red Dome Realty @RedDomeRealty]

I’m super excited for this newsletter & have subscribed. ⁦@leung⁩ & @jonchesto are THE BEST duo in Boston for 📰 & edgey color.

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[Leigh Tucker @NonprofitCFOs]

The recent collapse of the Croft School in Boston has illustrated one important fact: a diligent, dedicated Board of Directors, whether in a for-profit or nonprofit, is necessary to keep your organization honest and focused on its mission.
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How do power and business really work in Massachusetts? The Globe’s @leung and @jonchesto are joining forces to launch Power Play, a twice-a-week newsletter that follows the money and delivers must-read scoops.

Sign up at https://t.co/V2PSDG3rM2.

[Jon Hurst @JonHurstRAM]

@leung My conductor on commuter rail blamed the T not Keolis for the mess today out of North Station because commuter rail was Not reduced Monday, thus preventing important maintenance work when few were riding.
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[Shirley Leung @leung]

How are folks @MBTA commutes this evening? Morning commutes on #RedLine have been tough, any better in the evening? @CaitlineAllen @transitmatters thinks reduced schedule during wintry weather might ease rider frustrations. https://t.co/T2jMyCO0lf via @BostonGlobe

[Brian Halligan @bhalligan]

I did a bunch of analysis of the AI 50 produced by Fortune this year (not perfect, but vaguely right).

Of the 50 companies listed, 2 are Boston (actually Cambridge), Suno and OpenEvidence. OpenEvidence is headquartered in Miami. So, 1 out of 50 is actually in Greater Boston. Thank you @MikeyShulman!

17 of the 50 top ai companies have founders that went to school in Boston.

The average age of those 17 founders was 28.5 years old when they started the company.

We need to make Boston a great place to start a company. We need to make Boston an extremely attractive place for new grads to put down roots. There is a lot to like about Boston!

A bunch of us are getting together on Wednesday night to talk about it. This is a problem worth solving.

Lets continue discussing, debating, and engaging on how to improve the region.

I'd like to see some of the elected officials who are DM'g me weigh in here.

[Shirley Leung @leung]

How @celtics owner Bill Chisholm closed the wildest deal of his life & still hasn't talk to Irv Grousbeck, architect of the sale and whose family owned the Celtics for two decades. A must-read by @AdamHimmelsbach https://t.co/CQUCupWXCd via @BostonGlobe

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From Shirley @Leung and @JonChesto: Hasbro’s relocation will bring over 700 jobs to Boston. Should Mass. celebrate stealing the toy company from Rhode Island? https://t.co/vq47MmHLO6

[Michael J. Nichols @nicholsmj]

Outstanding programming throughout Globe Summit and really interested in the live 'Say More' podcast taping. Take a look!

[Shirley Leung @leung]

Thanks @nicholsmj for being on the reimagining downtown panel moderated by the fabulous @bycathcarlock on Nov. 19. Join us at House of Blues or virtually. Sign up at https://t.co/Z41OCF5PCn. #GlobeSummit2025

[Michael J. Nichols @nicholsmj]

Globe Summit 2025 set for Nov. 18-19 in Boston https://t.co/d8har435Ru via @BostonGlobe

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

In today's paper: Susan Collins has reached one of the most powerful positions in Washington. It could hardly come at a worse time. Globe Summit 2025 to gather trailblazers, change-makers to discuss ‘Revolutionary Ideas’; and more. https://t.co/U05vxb3NuG

[Shirley Leung @leung]

Globe Summit 2025 set for Nov. 18-19 in Boston. Join us at @HOBBoston or virtually. We'll be doing a live recording of @GlobeOpinion Say More podcast with @YoBenCohen. Get tix at https://t.co/Z41OCF5hMP. https://t.co/foPxodtSZ4 via @BostonGlobe

[Shirley Leung @leung]

He put the Ben in Ben & Jerry's, and he's not leaving. Read the column, then see @YoBenCohen in Boston at Globe Summit on Nov. 19. Get tickets or join virtually: https://t.co/GvGTkX4laW https://t.co/mPJyA3F8Ym via @BostonGlobe

[Gerald Loeb Awards @LoebAwards]

.@UCLAAnderson presents the 2025 Loeb Award for the local category to… TWO WINNERS! 

“Steward Health Care Investigation”
From: The Boston Globe and The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

AND

“KARE 11 Investigates: Recovery Inc.”
From: KARE 11-TV 
#LoebAwards

[Dana-Farber News @DanaFarberNews]

"The New Face of Cancer" @DanaFarber's @KimmieNgMD joined Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH, and Shuji Ogino, MD, PhD, at @BostonGlobe's Future of Medicine Summit, discussing the alarming rise of cancer in adults younger than 55, moderated by @leung. @DFarberYoungCRC

[Kimmie Ng, MD, MPH @KimmieNgMD]

I had such a great conversation about #YoungOnsetCancers today at @BostonGlobe’s #FutureofMed2025 Summit with @leung, Trisha Pasricha, and Shuji Ogino! Honored to have been invited to sit on this esteemed panel! @DanaFarber @DanaFarberNews @DFarberYoungCRC

[Boston Globe Opinion @GlobeOpinion]

“There’s 'Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs,' and there’s ‘Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs,’” author Leslie Forde tells @leung on #SayMore. https://t.co/lUtBuEwRfo

[Shirley Leung @leung]

Thank you @FortPointer for your sleuthing on WS/Sclar connection!

[The Fort Pointer @FortPointer]

Still steaming that @leung tried to pin resi property tax increases on Wu. Even ChatGPT gagged on that BS during a deep dive.

All said, this latest column is a good read. (SL, you're welcome for my discovery of the WS/Sclar connection. Prove otherwise!) https://t.co/pX8xDt4m0d