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Ohio government officials said word begabn swirling May 28 thatNCR NCR) is , according to the Dayton Businesss Journal , a sister publication of Atlanta Business Chroniclre . Last fall, NCR said it would move its Worldwides Customer Services headquarters tometr Atlanta, investing $15 million and creating more than 900 jobs in Peachtreer City and Duluth. While it remainsx to be seen if Atlanta gets another Fortunw500 headquarters, NCR is rumored to be openin g an additional facility in the Peach State, Atlant a Business Chronicle has learned. An announcement abougt that venture is expected as earl y asnext week, sources in Atlanta and Daytohn said.
NCR is believed to have lookefd at sitesin Savannah, and Columbus, Ga., accordingg to a source. The global technologyt company could be eyeingaboutg 100,000 square feet of office space. Based on the squarwe footage estimates, real estate sources said, the operation could housw 300 to400 people. Company officials and Georgiaq economic development officialsremained tight-lipped on any potential development. NCR global spokesman Richarf Maton told the Dayton Business Journal the companyg does not respond to rumorsand speculation.
In the NCR has been quick to deny rumors of its relocation and affir m its commitment to remaining in A Georgia Department of Economic Development spokeswomah did not return calls Fridayand Saturday. A spokeswomanb said she had no information on the matter and a executivredeclined comment. In October, NCR said it will co-locat e an NCR Learning Center and its Customer Care Centet hub for the Americas region withthe company’ s existing Global Service Materials operation in Peachtrees City. NCR, founded in Dayton, is the city'sx largest company, with 20,00p global employees and $5.3 billion in annuap revenue.
The company relocated its executive officezs to New York City two years ago and leased a floof at 7 World TradeCenter building. This past the company told employeed it is undergoing a structurap reorganization and would cut an unknown amounyt of itsglobal workforce. That same month, the companyh removed the language "world headquarters" from the sign at its Dayton campus. Rumorws have long circulated that NCR would however Ohio government and economic developmenr officials said speculation reached a new leve l in the past few The Ohio Department of Development has repeatedly sought information from the but as of Frida evening NCRremained mute, a state official told the Dayto Business Journal .
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and NCR CEO Bill attempted to talkon Friday, however they were unable to coordinatew a time.