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BUSINESS, Page 47Business NotesCORPORATE MOVESBright Lights, Big Exodus
Many companies cherish their place in the urban skyline, but
quite a few others want to escape the high rents and downtown
hassles. Sears said last week it will move the company's
merchandising division, which has 6,000 employees, from the
landmark Sears Tower in Chicago's Loop to a planned office complex
in suburban Hoffman Estates (pop. 44,761). Dozens of cities and
states had been trying to lure Sears, but Illinois and Hoffman
Estates prevailed with a package of incentives worth $241 million.
Only a day later, Manhattan-based Merrill Lynch said it plans
to move 2,500 of its 13,000 workers across the Hudson River to
Jersey City. Angry over the rejection, New York City Mayor Ed Koch
revoked Merrill Lynch's position as senior underwriter for the
city's municipal bonds.