Boeing Leaves Chicago as City Struggles With Crime, Other Problems

Boeing said it is moving its headquarters from Chicago though it will still maintain a “strong” presence in the city, whose reputation as a major hub that welcomes corporations and their staff stands in contrast to a recent upsurge in crime.
The plane-making giant said in a May 5 statement that it will relocate its global headquarters to its Arlington, Virginia campus on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., where Boeing hopes to tap into an engineering talent pool and leverage the proximity of key stakeholders.
“The region makes strategic sense for our global headquarters given its proximity to our customers and stakeholders, and its access to world-class engineering and technical talent,” Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun said in a statement.

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