Daily News Roundup - July 26, 2015
Lack of Public Support Leaves Boston Bid in a Precarious Position (Boston Globe) Boston Struggles to Win Support for 2024 Olympics Bid (Only a Game) USOC Wants Stronger Backing from Walsh, Baker on Olympic Bid (Boston Globe) Economist Cites Olympian History of Cost Overruns (Boston Herald) Carr: Hacks Wanted GOLD...at Our Expense (Boston Herald) Make Way for Olympic Stadium (WCVB) Boston's Beleaguered Bid at Breaking Point (Boston Herald) Olympics? No Thanks (WCVB) Canadian O
Daily News Roundup - July 16, 2015
What Beach Volleyball in Quincy Says about the Olympics Planning Process (Boston Globe) Big Boston 2024 Donors Are in a Wait-and-See Mode (Boston Globe) USOC Leaders Head to Boston to Check up on 2024 Olympics Bid Progress (AP) Olympics Could Help--or Work Against--Gillette (Boston Globe) #SquantumPointPark #BeachVolleyball #Quincy #CorporateAmerica #USOC #Publicopinion #WidettCircle
Daily News Roundup - July 10, 2015
Some New Polling: WBUR Poll: Deadline Looming, Public Support Of Boston’s Olympic Bid Largely Unchanged (WBUR) Boston 2024's Olympic Bid Faces Skepticism Desite New Proposal, Poll Finds (NYT) Poll: Massachsetts Support for 2024 Olympics in Boston Remains Lukwarm (MassLive) New Polls Show Public Still Not On-Board with Boston Olympics Plans (Boston.com) Olympic Organizers' Plan for Widett Circle Pits Stephen Lynch against Marty Walsh (WGBH News) Voters Shunning Olympics, Poll
Daily News Roundup - July 3, 2015
Marty Walsh Signs Olympic Muzzle Order, Says He Didn't Mean It (WGBH News) Economist, Olympic Expert Andrew Zimbalist on Boston 2024's '2.0' Plan: 'It's Bologna' (BostInno) Public Voices Concerns Over Reveamped Boston 2024 Bid (The Heights) Memo to Boston 2024: Good Luck Staying out of Politics (Boston Globe) Olympic Golf Off the Table for Brookline (Wicked Local - Brookline) Five Things You Should Know About Todd Millay of Choate Investment Advisors (Boston Globe) Breaking:
Daily News Roundup - July 1, 2015
On the USOC Meeting Predictable, Unfortunate: Boston 2024 for Now (3 Wire Sports) U.S. Olympic Committee Sticks with Boston's Troubled 2024 Bid (LA Times) They want 50+% in the near future, but the polls aren't trending their way. USOC Finds 'Bid 2.0' Impressive, But Says It Needs a 'Positive Trend' in Public Support to Emerge Soon (WBUR) Probst says that poll numbers are "sort of in the low-to-mid-40s," which is USOC for "high 30s." USOC Gives Boston 2024 More Time to Stagge
Daily News Roundup - June 29, 2015
AP-GfK Poll: Americans Show Strong Support for Home Olympics (AP) USOC has to poll the whole country to get positive numbers given how poorly they do in Boston. Japan in Twist over Controversial 'Bike Helmet' Design for Olympic Stadium (CNN) If Boston Stumbles in 2024 Olympics Bid, L.A. Could Be Asked to Step in (LA Times) Boston 2024 Boosters Set to Reveal Bid 2.0 on Monday (Boston Mag) Velodrome an Elusive Target for Boston (Boston Globe) BBJ's Bombshells, or What's the Mat
Daily News Roundup - June 24, 2015
In Boston's Faltering Bid for 2024 Games, a Message for Olympics (Christian Science Monitor) Another Boston 2024 Surprising (NECN) "Owners of hydroelectric plant that controls Deerfield River flows say they never heard from Olympics organizers." A Boston 2024 Pre-Mortem (Boston Globe) DCU Center Gets Boston Olympic Committee Nod for Handball Venue (Worcester Telegram) The Hidden Costs of a Boston Olympics (Andrew Zimbalist) What Does the IOC Think of Boston 2024? (Radio Bosto
Daily News Roundup - June 23, 2015
Rep. Lynch Against Proposed Olympic Stadium (NECN) Boston 2024: Olympic Whitewater Canoe/Kayak Slalom Races Would Be on Deerfield River in Franklin, Berkshire Counties (MassLive) Does Boston 2024 Have an Intern Problem? (Bay State Examiner) Harvard No Longer Slated as Boston 2024 Tennis Host (Harvard Crimson) Support for Boston 2024 is Not Too Low to Win Olympic Bid (CommonWealth) Because the IOC has as much disregard for public opinion as Boston 2024 does, apparently. Steve
Daily News Roundup - June 18, 2015
Boston 2024's Guide to Poetry: Start with "Ode to Sport" (Hester Prynne) Latest Venue Choice: Boston 2024 Rendering of Beach Volleyball in Quincy Olympic Outreach Photos (BostInno) The photos have the deceptiveness of those in diet pill ads. Volleyball Continues Exodus of Olympic Sites from Boston (Boston Globe) Quincy Olympic Volleyball Facility Surprises DCR (Dorchester Reporter) Boston 2024 Shifts Proposed Quincy Beach Volleyball Site to State Land (Boston Herald) A Fiscal
Daily News Roundup - June 16, 2015
Boston 2024's New Board Members, Now Totaling 50 Ray Flynn, Aly Raisman to Join Boston 2024 Board (Boston Globe) Ray Flynn's 5 Steps to Saving a Boston Olympics (Boston Herald) A mix of bad ideas and good ideas, none of which have to do with the Olympics Decision-Focused Meetings (Bain Capital) Some advice from Pags's own firm: "Our research highlights what we think of as the Rule of Seven: every person added to a decision-making group over seven reduces decision effectivenes