Post by Logan on Jan 17, 2016 0:03:02 GMT -6
The bromance between Governor Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh was on full display that evening in September when General Electric’s headquarters search committee made its first visit to Boston.
With the group’s plane delayed, the politicians enjoyed rare downtime on a balmy evening, shaking hands and taking selfies before a VIP dinner at the Tresca restaurant on Hanover Street in the North End.
When the GE executives arrived, the governor and mayor were relaxed and ready as the warm-up act. Walsh spoke, then Baker, each for about 10 minutes. Turning up the charm, the two demonstrated an uncommon rapport between a Democrat and Republican.
“There wasn’t an inch between them in both wanting GE to come,” recalled Dan O’Connell, president of the business group Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, and one of the dinner guests.
Continue reading at www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/01/16/the-anatomy-courtship-that-brought-boston/ZSmaQSlF3cEntVCloTLsHK/story.html .
With the group’s plane delayed, the politicians enjoyed rare downtime on a balmy evening, shaking hands and taking selfies before a VIP dinner at the Tresca restaurant on Hanover Street in the North End.
When the GE executives arrived, the governor and mayor were relaxed and ready as the warm-up act. Walsh spoke, then Baker, each for about 10 minutes. Turning up the charm, the two demonstrated an uncommon rapport between a Democrat and Republican.
“There wasn’t an inch between them in both wanting GE to come,” recalled Dan O’Connell, president of the business group Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, and one of the dinner guests.
Continue reading at www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/01/16/the-anatomy-courtship-that-brought-boston/ZSmaQSlF3cEntVCloTLsHK/story.html .