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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderxs tried to contact the company aboug rumors it wasleavinvg town, saying NCR often did not returjn calls or e-mails. NCR issuec a statement Wednesday, stating its side of things and implying its level of interaction with localp and state officials was misrepresented byarea leaders. “Wee have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officialss to discuss the business environmenftand NCR’s requirements. The decisionb was not made solelyh onsingle factors, such as financiakl incentives.
It was based on a very careful and comprehensive situation analysis of our employment centers using independenft thirdparty data,” according to NCR. “The broad range of criteriq used for the review of the locationw includedavailable workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenf tax structure and benefits to NCR future employees and stakeholders.” Company spokespeople would not provide specifice of meetings with government officialse and refused to disclose when their analysiss began or where Ohio rankede in that analysis.
The statement comes aftet officials from the cityof Dayton, Montgomeryy County and Ohio gathered on the footsteps of the Old Court House in downtown Dayton Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov. Lee Fishe said the NCR stands for “Npo opportunity to Communicateor Respond,” and officials joined in by telling reportersx that all their efforts to engage the company during the past two years were rebuked. Fishedr said NCR was one of the first companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electedin 2007. Despitse numerous overtures, the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocationm announcement, Fisher said.
Nan Whaley, Dayton city accused the company of failinyg to convey its true City officials laid out a timetable they say shows the compang was not as responsive the requests for meetings as it should have According to the cityof Dayton: • In October 2008, Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highestt ranking local NCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. In January 2009, the city tried to get a but wasunable to. • In county, city and state officialw had a meeting with three company official sin Dayton.
They were supposed to meet with Chief Executivew OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with county and city officials took placd with NCR officials, which was a pre-meetinhg for another planned April meeting. • NCR cancelef the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. • NCR then cancelecd the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meeting dated prior toOctober 2008.