The city’s economic development agency is using the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion rights as a marketing tool.
"Residents of those states — including those who work at your company — may suffer as a result of this decision," the letter said. "Families and individuals can now be punished for private health care decisions. Not to mention, many lives will be upended as people are stripped of [a] 50-year-old right.
Fassnacht said in an interview that because the Supreme Court ruling affects millions of people, corporate leaders weighing moves or expansions "have to take into consideration the values a state or city has."Here in Chicago, hundreds of abortion-rights advocates returned to Federal Plaza for another day of demonstrations. Others celebrated the decision, saying it was a long time coming. Nate Rodgers reports.
"I would not be surprised if employees have raised concerns" about the moves, Fassnacht said. Caterpillar and Citadel could not immediately be reached for comment. A Boeing executive emphasized the limited nature of its headquarters move, which he said involves the CEO and chief financial officer and not its roughly 400 employees in Chicago.