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Government officials said word began swirling in the communityh Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquartersw and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcement aboutg the move this week. NCR Global Spokesperson Richard speaking by phone Saturdayfrom London, confirmed that an effort was made for Ohio Gov. Ted Stricklan and NCR Chief Executivwe Officer Bill Nutito speak, howeverd they were not able to connect.
Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that heis “continuinfg to reach out to the companu to have a direct When asked about NCR possibluy moving its headquarters out of Dayton, Matonb said the company does not respond to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokespersonb Alan Ulman responded to questionsabout NCR’s plan s with an e-mail message Saturday that “We have no announcement In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumord of its relocation and affirn its commitment to remaining in The has repeatedly sought information from the company since Thursday, but NCR had not responded to their requests as of Friday evening, a developmentt department spokesperson said.
Montgomery Countyu Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has asked multiple company via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receive any Foley said he, along with other county, state and city of Dayton officials, have met with NCR representatives in the past in an effortr to safeguard NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobodgy has confirmed to me that their statusdhas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “ I have to assume that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayin g in Dayton, because our citizens have helpee build that company up tobe world-clase and will continue to do so.
” Rumorse have long circulated that the company woulsd move, however multiple government and economicf development officials said they reached a new levepl in the past few days. NCR is said to be seeking abou 100,000 square feet of office spacwin Georgia, . NCR is believed to have looke d at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Basedr on the square footage estimates, the operation coulds house about 300 to 400 according to realestate sources. Georgia government and economic development officialsremained tight-lippeds on any potential development.
In October, NCR said it woulr move its Worldwide Customer Services headquartera to an Atlanta investing $15 million and creatinbg more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The statw of Georgia provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordingh to officials. NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Daytoh region’s second largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The company, whicj sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 At one time, the company had more than 18,000 employeex in the Dayton area, but that numbedr has dwindled during the past several decades.
As recentlty as two years ago, NCR had abouyt 2,000 Dayton employees. That number has declined by about 700 workers in the pastseverapl years. In 2007, NCR announcefd it was relocating its executive offices to New York City and leasinf an entire floor of the 7 World TraddeCenter building. But, on its headquarters remainedin Dayton. In March, the companuy also told employees it is undergoing a structurak reorganization and would cut an unknown amoun t of itsglobal workforce.
That same month, the company removecd the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton though it said at the time it wasjust