No opinion about this move. Though did the City of Chicago really need to pay United not to move?
(photo taken of an exterior sconce of 77 W Wacker aka the R.R. Donnelley building)
It's official: United moving to Loop
United Airlines announced Saturday that the company will make a downtown Chicago building its new headquarters site...United said Saturday that it will move into the former R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. building overlooking the Chicago River at 77 W. Wacker Drive in early 2007.
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City and state officials offered United incentives as part of the headquarters search. United will get $5.25 million in tax increment financing from the city and $1.35 million in grants from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for infrastructure improvements and job training, the company said at a news conference announcing the move.Also, both the city and state will propose legislation to cap the jet fuel tax for the next five years -- which could potentially save millions of dollars for carriers at O'Hare.
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My impression is that United is somewhere not very cool right now. The Loop is très cool. Even with all of its problems, I like United and fly United, hoping they axe the top cats and become profitable without taking more blood from us, frequent flyers.