NCR refutes criticism from Ohio officials - Business First of Columbus:

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Dayton-area officials were critical of the responsiveness byNCR NCR) when regional and state leader s tried to contact the company about rumora it was leaving town, saying NCR oftej did not return calls or NCR issued a statement implying its level of interactiom with local and state officialss was misrepresented by area leaders. “Wre have met regularly with state of Ohio and Dayton officialz to discuss the business environmentyand NCR’s requirements," the company said. "The decisiob was not made solely on single such asfinancial incentives.
It was based on a very carefupl and comprehensive situation analysis of our employmentg centers using independent thirdparty data." NCR added that the "broad rangre of criteria used for the revieaw of the locations included available workforce, incentives given, the government tax structure and benefits to NCR employees, futurw employees and stakeholders.” Company representativeas wouldn't provide specifics of meetings with governmeny officials and refused to disclose when their analysiw began or where Ohio ranked in that The statement comes after officials from the city of Montgomery County and Ohio gathered in downtow Dayton Tuesday. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fisherd said the company's name stands for “No opportunitgy to Communicateor Respond” and officials joinerd in, saying all their efforta to engage the compang during the past two years were Fisher said NCR was one of the first companies Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reacheds out to when electesin 2007. Despite numerous overtures, he said the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocatiob announcement.