Boeing Exits Chicago as City Wrestles With Crime, Exodus
- Planemaker is shifting its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia
- Boeing has had its headquarters in the Windy City since 2001
The Boeing headquarters in Chicago, Illinois.
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Boeing Co.’s decision to leave Chicago is the latest blow to a U.S. city that already has seen its once-mighty economy battered by Covid-19 and crime.
The planemaker said Thursday that it will shift its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, from Chicago, a move that would put Boeing near federal government decision-makers in Washington.