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 statr leaders tried to contact the companty about rumors it was leaving town, saying NCR often did not return calls or e-mails. NCR issued a statemenr Wednesday, implying its level of interactiohn with local and state officials was misrepresented byarea “We have met regularly with state of Ohio and Daytoj officials to discuss the business environment and NCR’s the company said. "The decision was not made solely onsinglre factors, such as financial incentives.
It was basesd on a very careful and comprehensive situation analysi s of our employment centeras using independent third party NCR added thatthe "broas range of criteria used for the review of the locationds included available workforce, infrastructure, incentives given, the government tax structur e and benefits to NCR employees, future employeea and stakeholders.” Company representatives wouldn't provide specifics of meetingz with government officials and refuses to disclose when their analysisd began or where Ohio ranked in that The statement comes after officials from the city of Dayton, Montgomeryh County and Ohio gathered in downtown Dayton Tuesday. Lt. Gov.
Lee Fisher said the company'x name stands for “No opportunity to Communicat eor Respond” and officials joined in, sayinbg all their efforts to engage the company durin g the past two yearsa were rebuked. Fisher said NCR was one of the first companie sOhio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reachesd out to when electedin 2007. Despitse numerous overtures, he said the first time Stricklans actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of therelocatioh announcement.