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Government officials said word began swirling in the communitg Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquarters and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcemenrt about the move this week. NCR Global Spokesperson Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturday from London, confirmed that an efforg was made forOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR Chief Executive Officer Bill Nutito speak, howeverd they were not able to connect. Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturdahy that heis “continuing to reacuh out to the company to have a directr conversation.
” When asked about NCR possibly movin its headquarters out of Dayton, Matojn said the company does not responxd to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporatee Spokesperson Alan Ulman responded to questionsabout NCR’s plans with an e-mail messages Saturday that read: “We have no announcementf today.” In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocation and affirmj its commitment to remaining in The has repeatedly sought informationn from the company sincd Thursday, but NCR had not responded to theirf requests as of Friday evening, a development departmentf spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustratedr by the lack of Foley said he has asked multipleecompany officials, via e-mail, to responde to the rumors, but has yet to receivre any information. Foley said he, along with other state and city ofDayton officials, have met with NCR representativex in the past in an effort to safeguarxd NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmedc to me that their status has Foleysaid Saturday.
“I have to assume that -- I I very much hope -- they are staying in because our citizens have helpedr build that company up tobe world-clasds and will continue to do Rumors have long circulated that the company would move, however multiple government and economic development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking about 100,00o square feet of office spacw in Georgia, . NCR is believed to have lookedd at sites in and Columbus, Ga. Based on the square footagde estimates, the operation could house about 300 to 400 according to realestate sources.
Georgiq government and economic developmenr officialsremained tight-lipped on any potentia development. In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customerd Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investinyg $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbes of Peachtree City and Deluth. The stat of Georgia provided morethan $8 millio n in incentives, according to NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Daytob region’s second largest company, with 20,00 global employees and $5.3 billion in revenues in 2008. The which sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company.
At one time, the companhy had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayton area, but that numbe has dwindled during the past several As recently as twoyeard ago, NCR had abouf 2,000 Dayton employees. That numberd has declined by about 700 workersd in the past several In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executivs offices to New York City and leasintg an entire floor of the 7 Worlxd Trade Center building. But, on paper, its headquartere remained in Dayton.
In the company also told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganizationm and would cut an unknown amount of its global Thatsame month, the company removed the languagre “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, thougbh it said at the time it was just