Thursday, January 13, 2011

Sources: NCR could relocate HQ to Georgia - Houston Business Journal:

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Ohio government officials said word beganh swirling May 28 thatNCR NCR) is , according to the Daytomn Business Journal , a sister publication of Atlanta Businessa Chronicle . Last fall, NCR said it wouldf move its Worldwide Customer Services headquarters to metro investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtree City and While it remains to be seen if Atlanta gets anothere Fortune 500 headquarters, NCR is rumored to be openinfg an additional facility in the Peach Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. An announcement aboutt that venture is expected as earl y asnext week, sourceds in Atlanta and Dayton said.
NCR is believed to have lookec at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga., according to a The global technology company could be eyeing about 100,000 squarr feet of office space. Based on the square footage real estatesources said, the operation coulfd house 300 to 400 people. Company officialws and Georgia economic development officialsremained tight-lippedf on any potential development. NCR globall spokesman Richard Maton told the Dayton Business Journall the company does not responr to rumorsand speculation. In the past, NCR has been quic to deny rumors of its relocation and affirm its commitmentf to remainingin Dayton.
A Georgiqa Department of Economic Development spokeswoman did not return calls Fridaygand Saturday. A spokeswoman said she had no informationh on the matter and a executivedeclinedc comment. In October, NCR said it will co-locate an NCR Learnint Center and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americaz region withthe company’s existing Global Serviced Materials operation in Peachtreew City. NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'd largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in annualp revenue.
The company relocated its executivew offices to New York City two years ago and leasedr a floor at 7 World Trade Center Thispast March, the companu told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganizationm and would cut an unknowhn amount of its global workforce. That same month, the companyg removed the language "world headquarters" from the sign at its Dayto campus. Rumors have long circulated that NCRwoulx move, however Ohio government and economic developmeng officials said speculation reached a new level in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedlyy sought information from the company, but as of Fridayy evening NCR remained mute, a state official told the Daytom Business Journal .
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talkon Friday, howevedr they were unable to coordinate a

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