Citadel Chairman / CEO Ken Griffin is leaving Chicago and setting up in Miami.
Piss poor liberal policies, severe crime are pushing businesses out of the State of Illinois and specifically Chicago.
Citadel joins Caterpillar and Boeing as (3) major companies leaving.
Bad policies, bad politicians, everyone suffers.
Griffin, the state’s richest man, made the announcement in a letter to employees on Thursday, revealing that the company will move to Florida after more than 30 years in Illinois.
“Miami is a vibrant, growing metropolis that embodies the American dream. I am excited to have recently moved to Miami with my family, and look forward to rapidly expanding Citadel in a city so rich in diversity and abounding with energy.”
Griffin’s decision comes just eight months after he warned an audience at the Economic Club of Chicago that he was considering moving the business because of crime in the city, warning that the company would consider leaving within years if statistics didn’t turn around.
Now, less than a year after making that comment, Citadel is heading to South Beach, along with its CEO, who is worth more than $25 billion.
Pritzker’s office, which has now had Boeing and Caterpillar also announce plans to move their corporate offices from Illinois this month, issued a statement saying that the state still “leads the nation in corporate relocations,” and that the administration’s policies have helped Illinois businesses.
Piss poor liberal policies, severe crime are pushing businesses out of the State of Illinois and specifically Chicago.
Citadel joins Caterpillar and Boeing as (3) major companies leaving.
Bad policies, bad politicians, everyone suffers.
Griffin, the state’s richest man, made the announcement in a letter to employees on Thursday, revealing that the company will move to Florida after more than 30 years in Illinois.
“Miami is a vibrant, growing metropolis that embodies the American dream. I am excited to have recently moved to Miami with my family, and look forward to rapidly expanding Citadel in a city so rich in diversity and abounding with energy.”
Griffin’s decision comes just eight months after he warned an audience at the Economic Club of Chicago that he was considering moving the business because of crime in the city, warning that the company would consider leaving within years if statistics didn’t turn around.
Now, less than a year after making that comment, Citadel is heading to South Beach, along with its CEO, who is worth more than $25 billion.
Pritzker’s office, which has now had Boeing and Caterpillar also announce plans to move their corporate offices from Illinois this month, issued a statement saying that the state still “leads the nation in corporate relocations,” and that the administration’s policies have helped Illinois businesses.
