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Government officials said word bega swirling in the community Thursday thatNCR NCR) is planning to move its headquarterse and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcementr about the move this week. NCR Global Spokesperson Richarde Maton, speaking by phone Saturdahy from London, confirmed that an effort was made forOhio Gov. Ted Stricklan d and NCR Chief Executive Officer Bill Nuti to however they were not ableto Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that he is “continuing to reach out to the compangy to have a direct conversation.
” When asked abour NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respond to rumorsz and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokespersohn Alan Ulman responded to questionsabout NCR’z plans with an e-mail message Saturdag that read: “We have no announcement today.” In the NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocationj and affirm its commitment to remaining in The has repeatedly sought informationj from the company since Thursday, but NCR had not respondede to their requests as of Friday a development department spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioneer Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has asked multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respondr to the rumors, but has yet to receivew any information. Foley said he, alonbg with other county, state and city of Daytom officials, have met with NCR representative in the past in an effort tosafeguarx NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmed to me that theirt statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assumd that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayinb in Dayton, because our citizens have helped buile that company up tobe world-class and will continuer to do so.
” Rumors have long circulated that the companh would move, however multiple government and economivc development officials said they reached a new leveol in the past few days. NCR is said to be seeking about 100,000 square feet of office spacein Georgia, . NCR is believexd to have looked at sites in and Columbus, Ga. Based on the squarre footage estimates, the operation could hous about 300 to 400 according to realestate sources. Georgiq government and economic development officialsremaines tight-lipped on any potential development.
In NCR said it would move its Worldwidd Customer Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investinf $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbzs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The state of Georgia providedr morethan $8 million in incentives, according to NCR, founded locally in is the Dayton region’s second largest company, with 20,00o0 global employees and $5.3 billion in revenues in 2008. The company, whicgh sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortuned 500 company. At one time, the compangy had more than 18,000 employees in the Daytob area, but that number has dwindled during the pastseverao decades.
As recently as two years ago, NCR had about 2,000 Dayton employees. That number has declined by about 700 workers in the pastseveral years. In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executive officesa to New York City and leasing an entire floor of the 7 Worlde TradeCenter building. But, on its headquarters remainedin Dayton. In March, the company also told employeesd it is undergoing a structurap reorganization and would cut an unknown amounft of itsglobal workforce.
That same month, the company removex the language “world headquarters” from the sign at its Daytobn campus, though it said at the time it wasjust