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The (NYSE: NCR) when Dayton-area and Ohio leaders tried to contact the company about rumors it wasleavinyg town, saying NCR often did not returnb calls or e-mails. NCR issued a statemenyt Wednesday, stating its side of things and implying its levelo of interaction with local and state officials was misrepresenteds byarea leaders. “We have met regularly with statde of Ohio and Daytom officials to discuss the business environmentand NCR’x requirements. The decision was not made solely on single such asfinancial incentives. It was basefd on a very careful and comprehensive situatio analysis of our employment centersx using independent third party accordingto NCR.
“The broad range of criteriaw used for the review of the locations includedavailable workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the governmeny tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, future employees and Company spokespeople would not providw specifics of meetings with government officials and refused to disclose when their analysis begajn or where Ohio ranked in that analysis. The statement comes after officials from the cityof Dayton, Montgomert County and Ohio gathered on the footsteps of the Old Cour House in downtown Dayton Tuesday to slam NCR. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fished said the NCR standsfor “Nlo opportunity to Communicate or Respond,” and officials joined in by telliny reporters that all theirf efforts to engage the companuy during the past two years were rebuked. Fished said NCR was one of the first companieeOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when electeein 2007. Despite numerous the first time Stricklanf actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocationj announcement, Fisher said. Nan Whaley, Daytonb city commissioner, accused the companuy of failing to convey its true City officials laid out a timetable they say showes the company was not as responsive the requests for meetingss as it shouldhave been.
Accordintg to the city of Dayton: In October 2008, Dayton officials requested a meeting with the highest ranking loca lNCR officials, but that was denied by NCR. In January 2009, the city tried to get a but wasunable to. • In county, city and state officials had a meeting with threee company officialsin Dayton. They were supposedr to meet with Chief Executive Officer Bill but he didnot show. • On April 20, a meetint with state, county and city officialxs took place with NCR which wasa pre-meeting for another planned Aprill meeting. • NCR cancelec the second April meeting and rescheduledfor May. NCR then canceled the May meeting.
Dayton did not provide meeting dates prior toOctober 2008.