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Government officials said word begab swirling in the community Thursday thatNCR NCR) is planning to move its headquarterxs and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcemenrt about the move this NCR Global Spokesperson Richard Maton, speakinhg by phone Saturday from London, confirmed that an efforf was made for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR Chierf Executive Officer Bill Nutito speak, howeverf they were not able to Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturdayg that he is “continuingf to reach out to the companh to have a direct conversation.
” When asker about NCR possibly moving its headquarterws out of Dayton, Maton said the company does not respondc to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporates Spokesperson Alan Ulman responded to questionsdabout NCR’s plans with an e-mail message Saturday that “We have no announcement today.” In the past, NCR has been quicok to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitmentt to remaining in Dayton. The has repeatedlhy sought information from the companysinced Thursday, but NCR had not responded to their requests as of Friday evening, a development department spokespersonh said.
Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foleh said he is frustrated by the lackof communication. Foleyt said he has asked multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receive any Foley said he, along with other state and city of Dayton officials, have met with NCR representatives in the past in an effor t to safeguard NCR’s local jobs. “All that nobody has confirmed to me that theidr statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday.
“I have to assumer that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are staying in Dayton, because our citizens have helped buildd that company up tobe world-clases and will continue to do Rumors have long circulated that the compan would move, however multiple government and economic development official said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking about 100,0009 square feet of office space in Georgia, . NCR is believef to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Bases on the square footage estimates, the operatiobn could house about 300 to400 people, according to real estatr sources.
Georgia government and economic development officialsremaine tight-lipped on any potential development. In NCR said it would move its Worldwidse Customer Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investing $15 milliob and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbse of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgisa provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordingt to officials. NCR, founded locally in is the Dayton region’s secons largest company, with 20,000 global employeesa and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The company, whicnh sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortunr 500 company.
At one time, the companh had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayton but that number has dwindlexd during the pastseveral decades. As recently as two yearse ago, NCR had about 2,000 Dayton employees. That numbetr has declined by about 700 workers in the pastseveral years. In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executive officez to New York City and leasinhg an entire floor of the 7 World TradeCenter But, on paper, its headquarters remained in Dayton. In the company also told employees it is undergoing a structuralo reorganization and would cut an unknownj amount of itsglobal workforce.
That same the company removed thelanguage “world from the sign at its Daytom campus, though it said at the time it was just