They could have offered to help build it and design it. They could have run the whole project, the way Vulcan Enterprises is building us the Seahawk Stadium. If you want to keep Boeing in the Puget Sound Region, invest in the schools and the complete transportation system that's moving workers and materials. Gary Powell Renton Businesses need access to quality education programs Boeing headquarters moving from Seattle to Chicago should be a wake-up call to both the state legislators and local universities' administrators. Boeing choosing Chicago over Dallas and Denver has something to do with Chicago being home to Northwestern University and University of Chicago, two of the top 10 business schools in the country with highly reputable executive education.
Many companies are interested in engineering, communication and executive education programs.
To attract new businesses, state legislators and local universities should try to improve the schools and continuing education programs emphasizing in executive education and engineering. Ill. Employees will follow executives out of region Over the next few years, watch what happens to the Boeing employee in Seattle. The globalist Boeing Co. will continue to seek out cheaper sources of labor and cheaper sources of parts in an attempt to be competititive in the new global economy. Boeing supported GATT and the WTO in 1994 because it benefits Boeing, not Boeing's employees. Thanks to Boeing and other globalist companies, the protective tariffs that were in place to protect American business and American workers have been removed.