July 9, 2008
Could Chicago Be the HQ for Miller and Coors?
Hard to imagine that Chicago, a city who's seen its major breweries go belly-up decades ago (save for a brewpub or two) could become the homebase for the offices of both the Silver Bullet and Purveyors of the High Life. But it could happen. Crain's reports today that the joint beer venture MillerCoors are eyeballing locations in both Chicago and Dallas for their headquarters and offices.
Where might MillerCoors put the approximately 400 new hires they'd bring to town? Crain's says either 350 N. Orleans (where the Sun-Times hangs its collective hat), 250 S. Wacker, or the old Carson Pirie Scott building. And why might the monster corporation be lured to our fair city? Well, here's a hint: 250 S. Wacker and the Carson's building are in TIF districts. Surprise! If you'd like to join the happy beer family, get those resumes ready—but be warned that your thick gut, distended liver and collection of neon is presumably not a prerequisite for any of the soon-to-be-created positions. (However, it does help your chances of joining the Chicagoist staff.)
[Ed note: MillerCoors also has an interesting new logo/design identity.]
Neon photo from Jeremy Brooks.
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I haven't been there yet,but someone I know said that this restaurant in Chinatown called "Mulan" has awesome bathrooms.
Mulan is relatively new and on the upscale side.
Of course, by Chinatown bathroom standards, anything would be good. They're not as quite as bad as Trainspotting, but anyone who is a regular in Chinatown knows what I'm talking about.
But I have been wanting to go to Mulan just so I can see the bathrooms.( Of course I want to try the food too).
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I would be amazed to see chicago get a corporate headquarters in an economy like this. wow.
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ingrid - wrong thread!
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Well, Pabst has their corporate HQ in Woodridge and they're a Miller subsidiary. So it isn't out of the realm of possibility. But, considering the locations MillerCoors is looking at are TIF districts, they're probably going to receive some serious incentives to move and, like Boeing relocating their corporate HQ to Chicago, means little unless they want to move production of some of their brands to the city, as well.
Ingrid: I think you meant to reply to Margaret's loo post instead of here. Either way, Mulan's been closed for almost a year.
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Matty: I wasn't going to mention Ingrids misplaced post, but since you brought it up, I'm sure wherever MillerCoors ends up will have awesome bathrooms.
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Wow, talk about double burn for Milwaukee.
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Soo if they join, does that mean Miller will block Coors from supporting the Klan?
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Coors sucks.
And they hate America.
But the High Life? That I can get behind!