A Minneapolis manufacturing company is moving out of the city after its plant burned down from violent protests in the wake of George Floyd's death, the Star Tribune reports.
The president and owner of 7-Sigma Inc., Kris Wyrobek told the newspaper he is leaving the city his business has been located in for nearly four decades.
He said he has lost trust in public officials as rioters destroyed public and private property. People are protesting the death of Floyd, a black man, who was killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
"They don't care about my business," Wyrobek told the Star Tribune about the elected leaders. "They didn't protect our people. We were all on our own."
The company, which produces precision rollers used in high-speed printing systems used to produce bank statements and social security checks, has been operating in the city since 1987. The newspaper reports the city will lose about 50 jobs when Wyrobek moves out.
Before the riots, he told the newspaper he never imagined relocating his business.
"Not in my wildest nightmare," he said.
The city of Minneapolis estimates looters have caused at least $55 million in destruction so far, Fox Business reports.
During the first night of protests, Wyrobek told the newspaper he sent employees home early and closed up the business. A fire broke out in a housing complex under construction next door. Wyrobek said a fire engine was outside, but "they wouldn't do anything."
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told the Star Tribune he did not know the company was leaving. He said every fire truck was operating during the protests.
"This was a Guard-sized crisis and demanded a Guard-sized response," Frey said. "And once we had the full presence of the National Guard — which by the way hasn't been deployed since World War II — there was a significantly different result."
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