Posted on 05/05/2022 12:42:06 PM PDT by Bonemaker
CHICAGO — Boeing will move its headquarters out of Chicago and east to suburban Washington, D.C., according to a published report which cited sources close to the situation.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the company will move from Chicago, where Boeing has been headquartered since 2001. The Wall Street Journal report said that company officials desire to be closer to the nation's capital and in closer proximity to government contracts. The Journal reported that the major aerospace player will move its headquarters to Arlington, Va. although no announcement has been made officially.
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Moving closer to family and friends.
I recall seeing the company name on a building in downtown Chicago, but they never had a major office presence there. The move there never did make any sense.
Move to DC, buy a few more politicians, then those pesky 737max crashes won’t be a problem.
Leaving one armpit to go to another.
It was done in the Obama years to be close to Obama.
Proximity to be big trough is a real advantage is you’re one of those looting the National Treasury.
They want to move closer to their money.
And keep putting the FAA delays into SpaceX Starship so they can get more time to get their starliner bugs worked out.
It is where their defense offices are located.
Now I guess they want to be in the center of the trough.
Obama was a state senator when Boing moved there in 2001.
Oh…is that an improvement?…at least bribe couriers won’t have as far too travel…
Whispers at the time were that the CEO’s wife was hot for the glitz, glamour and upscale life of North Michigan Ave. aka Mag Mile. Now, thanks to the democrats, it’s the boarded-up mile.😀
Out of the fire and into the frying pan.
Honestly, it pissed a bunch of us folks off in Western Washington when they left. Then again, the politics and such were one of the big reasons....as in, the state wasn’t going to give Boeing what they wanted. What’ll they get out of DC?
Boeing has had an office in Northern Virginia for years. The office will just expand.
Boeing has had an office in Northern Virginia for years. The office will just expand.
Oh, goody. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. That’ll be like moving from 1970s New York City to 1990s Sarajevo.
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