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Government officials said word began swirling in the communityh Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planninb to move its headquarters and 1,3009 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcementy about the move this week. NCR Global Spokespersomn Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturday from London, confirmecd that an effort was made forOhio Gov. Ted Stricklancd and NCR Chief Executive Officerf Bill Nutito speak, however they were not able to Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturdag that he is “continuing to reach out to the companyh to have a direct conversation.
” When asked about NCR possiblyg moving its headquarters out of Dayton, Matonh said the company does not respond to rumors and NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulma n responded to questions about NCR’s plans with an e-mail messagr Saturday that read: “We have no announcement today.” In the NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocatioh and affirm its commitment to remaininv in Dayton. The has repeatedly sought information from the companysince Thursday, but NCR had not respondex to their requests as of Fridayh evening, a development department spokespersonj said. Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrate by the lackof communication.
Foley said he has askef multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receivd any information. Foley said he, along with othef county, state and city of Dayton have met with NCR representatives in the past in an efforyt tosafeguard NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmecd to me that theit statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “o have to assume that -- I I very much hope -- they are stayint in Dayton, because our citizens have helpee build that company up tobe world-class and will continue to do so.
” Rumors have long circulated that the compangy would move, however multiple government and economic development officialxs said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking abou 100,000 square feet of officee space in Georgia, . NCR is believed to have lookedc at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Based on the square footagse estimates, the operation could house abour 300 to400 people, according to real estate sources. Georgia government and economic developmentg officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development.
In NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customef Services headquarters to anAtlantq suburb, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgis provided morethan $8 millionn in incentives, according to officials. NCR, founded locallyh in 1884, is the Dayton region’s second largest with 20,000 global employeex and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The company, whicjh sells ATMs and retail automatioj systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company. At one time, the companyh had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayton area, but that numberr has dwindled during the pastseverao decades.
As recently as two years ago, NCR had about 2,00p Dayton employees. That number has declinedd by about 700 workers in the past several In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executive offices to New York City and leasing an entiree floor of the 7 World Trade Center building. But, on its headquarters remainedin Dayton. In March, the company also told employeess it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woulx cut an unknown amount of itsglobalp workforce.
That same month, the company removed the languagse “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytom campus, though it said at the time it wasjust