Boeing’s Chicago HQ a ‘ghost town’ as priorities shift – Reuters

The headquarters - a 36-floor, $200 million riverfront skyscraper - sits at the crossroads of a cost-cutting campaign that has seen Boeing shed real estate, including its commercial airplane headquarters in Seattle. Boeing, however, insists significant operations still take place there and rebuffs any suggestion that the giant may leave its Midwest base. "Chicago is strategically important to Boeing's U.S. and global operations," a spokesperson said.
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Being Had
4 years ago

Boeing’s government subsidies are much higher than other corporate welfare recipients.

debtsor
4 years ago
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A nation subsidizing a defense contractor makes sense from a national security perspective but local municipalities should not be giving real estate tax breaks on behalf of the national government. somebody in local government was likely on the take for this scam

Willowglen
4 years ago

Query what impact crime will have on Boeing’s future headquarters plans in Chicago? It won’t matter if it is not mentioned as a factor for fear of not being politically correct. I think it will be a material factor.

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