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Woo, that would be really rough for Connecticut. I think this probably has a lot to do with the state in general letting its cities sort of go to seed. I don't think I've been to anywhere that had the sort of city/suburbs inequality be so prevalent as Connecticut. I hope they address it soon as the state was once, a good long while back, known for its charming cities.
It's actually devastating because the Hartford area has fostered an economic identity for itself by way of the insurance industry and Aetna is the biggest player in town for that. This identity has been with Hartford for decades now. I'm sorry to hear of this proposition by Aetna.
I just reached back in London about an hour and a half ago but as soon as I get more time I have to do a round of updates. At least 6-7 more compilation threads incoming.
Also to the Boston posters a few posts above, Boston is really on a roll these days. First General Electric and now maybe Aetna. You can easily see why Boston is highly regarded by the academic and research communities worldwide now.
Very true. NYC has been the front runner for the HQ. At the same time Aetna is actively looking for up to 400k square feet in the Seaport in Boston to open a Tech branch. This could end up being a huge win for both NYC and Boston at the same time.
I hope Aetna finds a way to stay and help make Hartford as a whole more attractive. This would be a pretty harsh blow to Hartford and Connecticut. Boston or NYC will do just fine without the addition, but Hartford without Aetna is going to see some pretty trying times. This also comes on the heel of the commuter rail line in Hartford just about to come online, so it's pretty terrible timing.
Twin Cities should also include Ecolab. Can we also include those sellouts, Medtronic?
The morons at Forbes have Ecolab listed as being headquartered in St. Paul, MI. As far as Medtronic is concerned, the CEO and the executive team are still located in the Minneapolis area (Fridley) so... it's still a US-based company IMO.
Pittsburgh is absolutely depressing. This city used to be so important on a national level and is now a shell of its former self. So many of our major corporations were absorbed by bigger players and moved to other cities or are just struggling to stay afloat financially. Oh, but we have the best sports teams in the country I guess? (Shrug).
You should make a Global 2000 company in Pittsburgh then.
Also, Pittsburgh will sort of have six instead of four. Alcoa is moving to Pittsburgh in September and Kraft Heinz technically is co-headquartered in both Chicago and Pittsburgh.
Somewhat of a misleading title. Charlotte was NEVER the second largest banking center / city. Bank of America, which is based in Charlotte, was the second largest bank in the US based on total assets. That's all the ranking is based on.
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