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May 13 2019 - 3:02AM
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By Spencer Jakab
This article is being republished as part of our daily
reproduction of WSJ.com articles that also appeared in the U.S.
print edition of The Wall Street Journal (May 13, 2019).
Nearly everything has gone wrong for General Electric the past
few years -- particularly the decisions that can be traced back to
longtime boss Jeff Immelt. But it turns out that he was, without
meaning to be, a pretty savvy real-estate investor.
Back in 2016, GE announced that it was pulling up stakes in
Fairfield, Conn., selling its headquarters complex for $31.5
million. The local tax bill was just too high.
It received tax breaks to build a tower and move its
headquarters to Boston. Now that the shrinking company doesn't
really need the space -- it has sold business units to repair its
damaged balance sheet -- GE sold the parcel where the tower was to
be built and made more than $11 million in profit.
Maybe Mr. Immelt was just in the wrong business.
Write to Spencer Jakab at spencer.jakab@wsj.com
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