CHICAGO, June 14 (UPI) — CME Group Inc. said it would accept offers for the historic Chicago Board of Trade Building, a landmark built in 1930 and worth potentially $250 million.

The high-rise with the Chicago address of 141 West Jackson Street, is a 1.4 million-square-feet building owned by the company that operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.

The art deco building includes, on its roof, a three-story sculpture of Ceres, the Roman goddess of grain, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Tuesday.

CME said putting the building up for sale was not connected with the firm’s recent complaints over a new state tax for corporations.

CME Chairman Terrence Duffy threatened to move some jobs out of the state, although the trading floors would stay put, he said. But CME said selling the building included a lease-back option. CME expects to lease 150,000-square feet of the building for 15 years, the Sun-Times reported.

CME’s Chief Financial Officer James Parisi said selling the building “will enable CME Group to continue to reinvest in our core derivatives business.”

“CME Group will continue to own and occupy the 288,000-square-foot east building,” he said.

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