That doesn't mean there aren't other companies with a deep sense of community responsibility, he added. The answer is no, we don't have another company to take its place. But there are many who are already helping in very important ways. What we'll have in the end isn't a first citizen but a team of first citizens working together. While the region's top corporate giver may not reduce its monetary commitment, local community leaders expect a drain in the less-visible time and brain power contributions to spearhead major projects.
Local residents agree.
Warner, in an interview earlier this week, said such fears are unfounded. Other companies, when they have moved their headquarters, have dropped off. But that's where Boeing is indeed different. It goes all the way up to the board of directors. When they made the decision, there was no debate that as a consequence, there should be no penalty to the support of this community.