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Government officials said word began swirlintg in the community Thursday thatNCR NCR) is planning to move its headquartera and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcemenr about the move this week. NCR Globaol Spokesperson Richard Maton, speaking by phonre Saturday from London, confirmed that an effort was made forOhio Gov. Ted Stricklande and NCR Chief Executive Officer Bill Nutito speak, however they were not able to Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturda that he is “continuing to reach out to the compan y to have a direct conversation.
” When askexd about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Dayton, Maton said the compan y does not respond to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporat Spokesperson Alan Ulman responded to question sabout NCR’s plans with an e-mail messagde Saturday that read: “We have no announcement In the past, NCR has been quico to deny rumors of its relocationj and affirm its commitment to remaining in The has repeatedly sought information from the companyu since Thursday, but NCR had not responded to their requeste as of Friday a development department spokesperson said. Montgomerhy County Commissioner Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lackof communication.
Foley said he has askerd multiplecompany officials, via e-mail, to respon d to the rumors, but has yet to receivde any information. Foley said he, alongg with other county, state and city of Dayton have met with NCR representatives in the past in an effortt tosafeguard NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmed to me that their statushas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assume that -- I I very much hope -- they are staying in Dayton, becauss our citizens have helped build that companyg up tobe world-clasx and will continue to do so.
” Rumors have long circulate d that the company would move, however multipls government and economic development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking about 100,000 square feet of officer space in Georgia, . NCR is believed to have lookee at sites in and Columbus, Ga. Based on the squar e footage estimates, the operation couldd house about 300 to 400 according to realestate sources.
Georgia governmenrt and economic development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential In October, NCR said it woulcd move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters to an Atlanta investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in the suburbxs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The statse of Georgia provided morethan $8 million in incentives, accordingf to officials. NCR, founded locally in is the Dayton region’s second largesf company, with 20,000 globa l employees and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The which sells ATMs and retail automation is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortunr 500 company.
At one the company had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayton area, but that numbeer has dwindled during the past several As recently as twoyearas ago, NCR had about 2,000 Dayton That number has declined by about 700 worker s in the past several years. In NCR announced it was relocatinf its executive offices to New York City and leasing an entirw floor of the 7 World TradeCenter building. But, on its headquarters remained in In March, the company also told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woule cut an unknown amount of its global workforce.
That same the company removed thelanguage “worlf headquarters” from the sign at its Daytom campus, though it said at the time it was just temporary.