GE made similar promises for tax breaks. DIdn't fulfill it* Archived Message Posted by Chilango on May 5, 2022, 12:22:27, in reply to "For some reason I remember them taking off from Seattle and then calling the winning city mid-air" Previous Message Probably the public start of Chicago winning a lot of corporate HQ bids and the idea of people living in the loop. Also coincided with Millenium Park. Since 2000 the loop/downtown has seen an increase of 200,000 people. Message Thread: Check yer stocks? - ATL May 4, 2022, 16:43:36 Amazon has lost $1000 per share in 3 weeks. - EffinIllini May 10, 2022, 11:29:17 Net (1k) so far - TarheelIllini May 5, 2022, 11:55:08 Ended up $300 for the two days.....but this shite can stop any time* - TarheelIllini May 5, 2022, 19:32:32 Boeing is moving their HQ from Chicago to Arlington, VA - ihpsdm May 5, 2022, 11:46:59 For some reason I remember them taking off from Seattle and then calling the winning city mid-air - bigbop85 May 5, 2022, 12:01:38 GE made similar promises for tax breaks. DIdn't fulfill it* - Chilango May 5, 2022, 12:22:27 Yes. It was between Dallas, Denver and Chicago. - ihpsdm May 5, 2022, 12:11:29 I think it is a bad sign when a company moves its headquarters away from a substantial base of - ATL May 5, 2022, 12:21:37 I gotta be honest: I thought DC was in the running when they moved from Seattle to the Loop. * - osklister May 5, 2022, 14:06:31 Makes sense. They’re heavily dependent on government spending.* - ATL May 5, 2022, 11:55:47 Those 900 points have been given back already today* - EffinIllini May 5, 2022, 10:06:58 This stock market is on drugs. * - doubledown May 5, 2022, 10:17:28 I got out of stocks and have everything in Beanie Babies. They HAVE to be about to come back. * - doubledown May 4, 2022, 17:54:11 I haven't checked my baseball cards in about 30 years, but if the market trends of 1987 to 1992 - skankhunt42 May 4, 2022, 18:21:43 dots - uofi1998 May 5, 2022, 12:17:03 I just dug out my most valuable cards to maybe get them graded* - Sounder May 4, 2022, 18:39:06 I bet it’s been great knowing you’ve got that nest egg waiting for you. * - doubledown May 4, 2022, 18:32:51 Total head fake. It feels a lot like 2007. Gas prices through the roof, housing prices through - skankhunt42 May 4, 2022, 17:36:31 No* - Stu May 4, 2022, 17:32:19 Wake me up when it’s back to 39k - TarheelIllini May 4, 2022, 16:47:23 Sorry, it was close to 37k, my mistake* - TarheelIllini May 4, 2022, 18:38:08 The dow has never been 39k* - CanHartlebHireSnider May 4, 2022, 16:48:52 In defense of Tarheel, that's what would make it news* - ATL May 5, 2022, 10:18:13 He’s gonna be sleeping for a while* - Mrap24 May 4, 2022, 17:48:10 careful - he might engage MUST PROTECT MODE* - Dilbert May 4, 2022, 17:21:54 The market loves fiscal responsibility.* - Warrin'_Illini May 4, 2022, 16:45:28   Searching