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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-areqa and Ohio leaders tried to contact the compan about rumors it wasleaving town, saying NCR oftenm did not return calls or NCR issued a statement stating its side of things and implying its level of interaction with local and state officials was misrepresented by area “We have met regularly with statre of Ohio and Dayton officials to discuss the business environment and NCR’sx requirements. The decision was not made solely onsingls factors, such as financial incentives. It was based on a very carefu and comprehensive situation analysis of our employment centers usingb independent thirdparty data,” according to NCR.
“The broa range of criteria used for the review of the locationas includedavailable workforce, infrastructure, incentivezs given, the government tax structur e and benefits to NCR future employees and stakeholders.” Company spokespeople would not providw specifics of meetings with governmenrt officials and refused to disclose when theidr analysis began or where Ohio ranker in that analysis. The statemenrt comes after officials from the city of Montgomery County and Ohio gathered on the footstepe of the Old Court House in downtown Dayton Tuesday toslam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fishef said the NCR standsfor “No opportunith to Communicate or Respond,” and officials joinedf in by telling reporters that all theirf efforts to engage the company during the past two years were Fisher said NCR was one of the firstf companies Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reachedf out to when electefdin 2007. Despite numerous overtures, the firsr time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocationn announcement, Fisher said. Nan Whaley, Dayton city accused the company of failinh to convey itstrue intentions. City officials laid out a timetablde they say shows the company was not as responsivs the requests for meetings as it shouldhave been.
According to the city of Dayton: • In Octobe r 2008, Dayton officials requested a meetin g with the highest ranking localNCR officials, but that was deniexd by NCR. • In January 2009, the city triedc to get a meeting, but was unabl to. • In February, county, city and statew officials had a meeting with three compant officialsin Dayton. They were supposed to meet with Chieg Executive OfficerBill Nuti, but he did not show. • On Aprill 20, a meeting with county and city officials took place withNCR officials, whichj was a pre-meeting for another planned April meeting. • NCR canceled the seconcd April meeting and rescheduledfor May. NCR then canceled the May meeting.
Dayton did not provide meetingg dates prior toOctober 2008.