Another One Bites the Dust: Morton Salt Joins Exodus from Illinois, Relocates Headquarters to Kansas, Citing State’s Hostile Business Climate
In yet another blow to Illinois’s crumbling economic landscape, Morton Salt, the iconic company behind the blue and yellow umbrella girl and was founded in Chicago, has announced its decision to relocate its headquarters to Overland Park, Kansas.
The move comes as no surprise to those closely monitoring Illinois’s increasingly hostile business climate, which has driven several major corporations to flee the state in recent years.
In 2021, the Chicago Tribune reported, “Morton Salt, the 173-year-old Chicago company recently purchased by a California investment firm, laid off 120 employees at its downtown headquarters… slashing its office staff by 40%.”
“We can confirm that Morton Salt made the difficult decision to reduce its corporate workforce by approximately 120 employees in our Chicago offices,” Morton Salt said in a statement.
