NCR confirms move to Georgia - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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NCR (NYSE: NCR) will creatre 2,120 additional jobs in Georgia as a resuly of the headquarters move and a newmanufacturinbg facility, according to a company press The company said it will begin moving its headquarters from Daytonb to Duluth, Ga., in The company will add roughlyu 1,250 jobs with the shifting headquarters, NCR said in a Tuesdahy press release. The companh did not specify how many of thos jobs will comefrom However, it said it will work with impacted employees to providd career services support and NCR will not completely vacate as it will continuee to operate a data centerf and support for local customers, with fewerd than 50 employees remaining A company spokesperson said Tuesday there will be opportunities for some staff to transfere and it will depend on individua circumstances.
He emphasized the majority of the jobs will leavwe Dayton and the company will putits 1.3 million-square-foot headquarter s up for sale. He said therw will be no public announcement and the companu will work through the issues internally in thecomingf months. Officials said they expect the transition to be completedby 2010. Daytojn Commissioner Nan Whaley said the city willlose $2.5 millio n in income tax revenur with NCR's departure. The loss is expectedd to createperipheral losses, too. According to a press NCR — which was founded in Daytobn in1884 — decided to move its worldwide headquartersz to Georgia after analysis of potential U.S.
locations, usingt data on the available workforce, infrastructure, financial incentived and governmenttax structures. In addition to the NCR will create about 870 jobsin Columbus, Ga., at its new ATM manufacturingv facility. Columbus, Ga., officials will use stimuluse funding, provided by the Economic Development to purchase a building forthe plant, whicnh will be leased back by NCR, accordingb to the press release. The , with localo officials expressing frustration the companyh was not responding totheid requests. Monday night, the to retai the company, but believed an announcement about an NCR announcementrwas imminent.
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