'Everywhere I go, I’m confronted by the same question,' McDonald’s President and CEO Chris Kempczinski said in a speech. '‘What’s going on in Chicago?’ There is a general sense out there that our city is in crisis.'
area recently and said he thinks "we can all agree their departure is not good news for our city."
district which brings the company’s contribution to the city to a total of $2 billion annually and employees tens of thousands of people, Kempczinski said. In a question and answer session following his speech, Kempczinski talked about ways crime and homelessness has negatively affected employees and customers at McDonald's restaurants as well as employee at the corporate office.
"It has become increasingly difficult to operate a global business out of the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois," Kempczinski said.Chicago is spending $52-million this year on violence prevention, with a focus on 15 communities hardest hit by crime. Kempczinski also said that he has received calls from mayors and governors attempting to convince him to relocate McDonald’s to other areas.
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