Boston Celebrates GE's Plans For Corporate Move

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Published January 14, 2016 at 12:52 PM EST

GE says the new office will be located in the Seaport District and employ about 800 people, with an emphasis on innovation. (Thibault Camus/AP)

Boston business and political leaders are celebrating the announcement by General Electric that it’s moving to the city’s Seaport District. Starting this summer, 800 executives and top product managers will pack up their desks in Fairfield, Connecticut, and move in next to startups, tech incubators, design companies and biotech firms. We have more from Curt Nickisch at Here & Now contributor WBUR.

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Curt Nickisch, business and technology reporter for WBUR in Boston. He tweets @CurtNickisch.

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