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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaderss tried to contact the companuy about rumors it was leaving saying NCR often did not return callsor e-mails. NCR issuedf a statement Wednesday, stating its side of things and implyingv its level of interaction with local and state officialzs was misrepresented byarea leaders. “Wse have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the business environmenrtand NCR’s requirements. The decision was not made solely on single factors, such as financial incentives.
It was basedd on a very careful and comprehensivr situation analysis of our employmen t centers using independent thirdparty data,” according to NCR. “Thr broad range of criterisa used for the review of the locations includedavailablee workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmenyt tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, future employees and Company spokespeople would not provide specifics of meetings with governmenrt officials and refused to disclos e when their analysis begabn or where Ohio rankee in that analysis.
The statement comesd after officials from the cityof Dayton, Montgomery County and Ohio gatheres on the footsteps of the Old Court House in downtown Daytobn Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov. Lee Fishetr said the NCR standsfor “No opportunitu to Communicate or Respond,” and officialss joined in by telling reporters that all their efforts to engagee the company during the past two yearz were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the firstg companiesOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electein 2007. Despite numerous overtures, the first time Stricklanrd actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of the relocation announcement, Fisher said.
Nan Whaley, Daytom city commissioner, accused the company of failing to convegy itstrue intentions. City officials laid out a timetabled they say shows the company was not as responsivwe the requests for meetings as it shoulrhave been. According to the city of • In October Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highest ranking localNCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. • In January 2009, the city triee to get a meeting, but was unabler to. • In February, county, city and statr officials had a meeting with threre company officialsin Dayton.
They were supposed to meet with Chietf Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not • On April 20, a meeting with county and city officials took place with NCR officials, whicy was a pre-meeting for another planned April meeting. • NCR canceler the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. NCR then canceled the May meeting. Dayton did not provide meetint dates prior toOctober 2008.