ThyssenKrupp Racism Allegations: Company Apologizes After Mayor Rahm Emanuel's Office Weighs In: A top official at a German manufacturing company issued an apology Tuesday after African American employees at its suburban Chicago office said they were "routinely" discriminated against by supervisors.
The apology comes less than a week after Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that the company, ThyssenKrupp A.G., will open its North American regional headquarters in Chicago. The move is expected to bring about 100 jobs to the city at first, and grow from there.
“ThyssenKrupp’s decision to locate their North American headquarters in Chicago is a testament to the world-class business environment the city offers,” Mayor Emanuel said in a statement. “By combining transportation, infrastructure, and the best workforce in the world, Chicago is a destination for the greatest companies around the globe, and ThyssenKrupp is a perfect example of this.”
