When an iconic company rumbles publicly about moving its headquarters, you can expect its chief executive's phone to start ringing off the hook.
Georgia is only one of the many states making a plea for General Electric's headquarters after its boss, Jeff Immelt, openly complained about new tax hikes in its home-base of Connecticut.
Cincinnati's leaders were on the phone with Immelt's assistant hours after the news broke, mindful that the chief executive grew up in a nearby suburb, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
Officials in Tampa Bay are trying to lure the conglomerate as an anchor for a billion-dollar mixed-use center downtown, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
And Capital New York says a state official reached out to GE about returning its base to the Empire State. (The firm moved from New York City to Connecticut in 1974.)
Meanwhile, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (not to be confused with one of your Insiders) said he plans to have a pow-wow with the state's Business and Industry Association to discuss the tax hikes.
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