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To: d:oug who wrote (78346)	10/14/2001 7:07:24 AM
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Nervous Tenants Move Out of the Empire State Building By Elena Molinari Reuters NEW YORK - The view from the offices of... ... the firm is leaving. ... many of the 2,500 tenants of the once-again tallest skyscraper in New York, going to work every day has become a nerve-wracking undertaking, after hijacked jets destroyed the World Trade Center one month ago. Many are leaving. ... of the 180 companies located in the 102-story building said they have either made the decision to leave or are thinking seriously about it... Moving companies records indicate that more are considering their options. "We are getting lots of calls for estimates from businesses in the Empire State Building willing to relocate," said... The long-term leases many tenants signed don't seem to be a deterrent, when the alternative is to lose worried clients or employees. "We lost two employees... One simply never showed up after Sept. 11. The other left a couple of weeks later and never came back. Others feel anxious, and we can't afford to lose anybody else. We are trying to move out." ... left without notice a few days after seeing the two planes crash into the twin towers from their windows. ... more than three years left on the lease, and we're trying to sublet. But if we can't find anybody, we'll just walk out." A prime real estate space that... is now seen as a high-risk location. Despite impressive security measures, fear is mounting, and not just among tenants. "Clients don't want to come up here," said... ... it's been a constant challenge to maintain motivation and morale. Our windows face the site... Now, a dozen officers patrol the sidewalks of the Empire State Building 24 hours a day. Police lines don't allow cars to park alongside the skyscraper. Shops at the ground floor of the landmark can be accessed only from the main lobby where metal detectors and X-ray scanning machines have been installed. And bomb dogs sniff all the boxes unloaded from delivery trucks. ... planning to move out. "It's not just us. People want out." ... want to get the hell out of here," said... "Its not easy to come to work every day," said... ... looking for ways to free ourselves from the lease." ... don't feel comfortable about coming to work here. ... Empire State Building... and has been emptied twice since then by bomb scare alerts. That has pushed some over the edge. ... It's very scary," said ... Still, some are concerned that the building is still not secure. "Safety is on everybody's minds," said... "Working here has become a big source of concern for everybody. Every day it's emptier. The restaurant downstairs is always deserted. It was extremely busy before." "This is a big symbol. I'm scared to death," said... "I have a 12-year-old and a 3-year-old and they worry when they see me leave. I've asked to be relocated." "This is a trophy building," said... "We are moving out. We don't need a trophy building for our business."... 16:06 10-11-01 Copyright 2001 Reuters Limited.

To: d:oug who wrote (78346)	10/14/2001 7:15:52 AM
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Sears Tower Workers Uneasy By DON BABWIN .c The Associated Press CHICAGO - Every day, Nick Munson and a co-worker see planes out the window of their office on the 48th floor of the Sears Tower and wonder: Is this one coming at us? "I get visions of the World Trade Center and think it could happen,'' ... "It's tough to concentrate.'' In the month since two hijacked airliners... the lives of people who make their living inside skyscrapers have changed. That is altogether clear at the 110-story Sears Tower, the nation's tallest building. For all the talk about not letting terrorists dictate the way they live and work, many of the 10,000 people who work at the tower are looking out the window nervously or wondering if a terrorist will find a way to get past the concrete barriers that now ring the building below. ``I used to joke... ``I don't joke about it any more.'' ``Everybody I know thinks something is going to happen here. They don't think it's going to be the same as the World Trade Center, but something is going to happen.'' The barriers, the evacuation drills, the increasingly common sight of fire trucks parked outside, and the rumors have left some workers on edge. ... a suspicion among some that when it comes to information, they're being kept in the dark. For example, there was the rumor... FBI denied the story, but the next day there were... Workers said they appreciate the news security measures ... some wonder if any of it matters. ``If anyone wants at us, they'll get us,'' Some companies looking for office space apparently figure the prestige afforded by such a famous address isn't worth it. ... company has decided to leave because of the Sept. 11 attacks, ... the company that co-owns and manages the Sears Tower. ... workers' family members are hoping their loved ones will find jobs elsewhere. ``Given the war will last a long time, I expect this feeling will last a long time,'' ... AP-NY-10-11-01 1542EDT Copyright 2001 The Associated Press.