Thursday, June 14, 2012

Sources: NCR could relocate HQ to Georgia - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Ohio government officials said word began swirling May 28 thatNCR NCR) is , according to the Daytonm Business Journal , a sisted publication of Atlanta Business Chronicl . Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwidwe Customer Services headquarters tometro Atlanta, investing $15 millionh and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtrewe City and Duluth. While it remains to be seen if Atlantaa gets another Fortune500 headquarters, NCR is rumorec to be opening an additional facility in the Peach State, Atlanta Business Chronicle has learned. An announcement abou t that venture is expected as early asnext week, source in Atlanta and Dayton said.
NCR is believed to have looked at sitesin Savannah, and Ga., according to a source. The global technologyy company could be eyeingabout 100,000 squared feet of office space. Based on the square footage real estatesources said, the operatiojn could house 300 to 400 people. Companuy officials and Georgia economic development officialsremainedr tight-lipped on any potential development. NCR global spokesman Richard Matonb told the Dayton Business Journal the companuy does not respond to rumorsand speculation. In the NCR has been quick to deny rumor of its relocation and affirm its commitment to remaininghin Dayton.
A Georgia Department of Economic Development spokeswomanh did not return calls Fridayand Saturday. A spokeswomahn said she had no information on the mattefr and a executivedeclined comment. In NCR said it will co-locate an NCR Learning Centef and its Customer Care Center hub for the Americas regiojn withthe company’s existingv Global Service Materials operation in Peachtree NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'x largest company, with 20,000 global employees and $5.3 billion in annual revenue. The compan y relocated its executive offices to New York City two years ago and leased a floor at 7 Worldx TradeCenter building.
This past the company told employees it is undergoing a structural reorganization and wouldx cut an unknown amount of its global Thatsame month, the company removed the languag e "world headquarters" from the sign at its Daytonm campus. Rumors have long circulateds that NCRwould move, however Ohio governmentf and economic development officials said speculatio n reached a new level in the past few days. The Ohio Departmengt of Development has repeatedly sought informatiom fromthe company, but as of Friday evening NCR remained a state official told the Daytoj Business Journal . Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklandr and NCR CEO Bill Nuti, attemptecd to talk on Friday, however they were unable to coordinatea

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