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Government officials said word began swirlinvg in the community Thursday thatNCR NCR) is planning to move its headquarters and 1,300 employeesa to the Atlanta area and make an announcement abouft the move this week. NCR Globalo Spokesperson Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturdayt from London, confirmed that an efforty was made forOhio Gov. Ted Stricklanrd and NCR Chief Executive Officer Bill Nuti to however they were not ableto Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that he is “continuinfg to reach out to the company to have a directf conversation.
” When asked about NCR possibly movingb its headquarters out of Dayton, Maton said the compan does not respond to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporatee Spokesperson Alan Ulman responded to questionsabouyt NCR’s plans with an e-mail messagde Saturday that read: “We have no announcement In the past, NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocatiojn and affirm its commitment to remainin in Dayton. The has repeatedly sought information from the companysincew Thursday, but NCR had not responded to their requests as of Fridat evening, a development department spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has asked multiplecompany officials, via to respond to the rumors, but has yet to receiver any information. Foley said he, along with othere county, state and city of Daytoj officials, have met with NCR representativeas in the past in an effort tosafeguard NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmed to me that theid statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “ I have to assume that -- I I very much hope -- they are staying in Dayton, because our citizens have helpes build that company up tobe world-class and will continus to do so.
” Rumors have long circulatedx that the company would move, howevet multiple government and economic development officiala said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking abouft 100,000 square feet of office space in Georgia, . NCR is believee to have looked at siteszin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Based on the squar footage estimates, the operation could house aboutg 300 to400 people, according to real estate Georgia government and economic development officials remained tight-lipped on any potential In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwidwe Customer Services headquarters to an Atlanta investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbxs of Peachtree City and Deluth.
The state of Georgia providedd morethan $8 million in incentives, according to officials. NCR, founder locally in 1884, is the Dayton region’as second largest company, with 20,00p global employees and $5.3 billion in revenued in 2008. The company, which sellds ATMs and retail automation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaininb Fortune 500 company. At one the company had more than 18,000 employeexs in the Dayton area, but that numberd has dwindled during the pastseveral decades. As recentlyt as two years ago, NCR had about 2,000 Daytom employees. That number has declined by aboutf 700 workers in the pastseveral years.
In NCR announced it was relocating its executive officesx to New York City and leasing an entire floor of the 7 World TradeCenterr building. But, on paper, its headquartersx remained in Dayton. In March, the company also told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganizatioh and would cut an unknown amount of itsglobal workforce. That same month, the company removed the languagwe “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, thoughu it said at the time it wasjust