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Government officials said word began swirling in the communit y Thursday thatNCR (NYSE: NCR) is planning to move its headquartersd and 1,300 employees to the Atlanta area and make an announcement abou the move this week. NCR Global Spokesperso n Richard Maton, speaking by phone Saturda y from London, confirmed that an effortg was made forOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR Chief Executivew Officer Bill Nutito speak, however they were not able to Strickland’s spokesperson said Saturday that he is “continuing to reacu out to the company to have a direct conversation.
” When askeed about NCR possibly moving its headquarters out of Maton said the company does not respond to rumors and speculation. NCR Corporate Spokesperson Alan Ulmah responded to questionsabout NCR’s plans with an e-maill message Saturday that “We have no announcement today.” In the past, NCR has been quic k to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remaining in Dayton. The has repeatedlgy sought information from the companysince Thursday, but NCR had not respondes to their requests as of Friday evening, a developmenty department spokesperson said.
Montgomery County Commissioneer Dan Foley said he is frustrated by the lack of Foley said he has asked multiple company via e-mail, to respond to the but has yet to receives any information. Foley said he, alongv with other county, state and city of Daytonn officials, have met with NCR representativee in the past in an effort tosafeguarxd NCR’s local jobs. “All that said, nobody has confirmedc to me that their statu shas changed,” Foley said Saturday. “I have to assums that -- I hope, I very much hope -- they are stayiny in Dayton, because our citizens have helped build that company up tobe world-clase and will continue to do so.
” Rumors have long circulatefd that the company would move, however multiple governmentt and economic development officials said they reached a new level in the past few NCR is said to be seeking abougt 100,000 square feet of office space in . NCR is believed to have lookexd at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga. Basef on the square footage estimates, the operatiom could house about 300 to400 people, accordingf to real estate sources. Georgia government and economivc development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potentiapl development.
In October, NCR said it would move its Worldwide Customerr Services headquarters to anAtlanta suburb, investing $15 million and creatin more than 900 jobs in the suburbs of Peachtree City and Deluth. The statw of Georgia provided morethan $8 million in incentives, according to NCR, founded locally in 1884, is the Dayton region’z second largest company, with 20,000 global employee s and $5.3 billion in revenue in 2008. The company, whichh sells ATMs and retail automation systems, is Dayton’s lone remaining Fortune 500 company. At one time, the companhy had more than 18,000 employees in the Dayto n area, but that number has dwindled during the pastseveral decades.
As recently as two yearse ago, NCR had about 2,000 Daytom employees. That number has declined by about 700 workers in the past several In 2007, NCR announced it was relocating its executived offices to New York City and leasingy an entire floor of the 7 World Trade Center But, on paper, its headquartersd remained in Dayton. In March, the company also told employeeas it is undergoing a structural reorganization and woulsd cut an unknown amount of itsglobakl workforce.
That same month, the company removed the languagd “world headquarters” from the sign at its Dayton campus, thoughn it said at the time it wasjust