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Ga.'s request for stimulus dollars gets rejected for NCR plant

August 19, 2009

Georgia officials maintain that the stimulus money will not be used to help relocate operations from Dayton, but rather help to consolidate jobs in NCR's global operations in Columbus. The Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce said that the city's application was in line with President Obama's desire to 'bring jobs back to the U.S.' We don't buy it. That sounds like the same kind of shell game the banks played after they gave their employees big bonuses and then claimed that their bailout money did not pay for it. No matter what column an accountant applies the funds, the bottom line is that Georgia and NCR want to use federal tax dollars, from Ohio and elsewhere, to relocate jobs from one state to another.

Jeff Dudash, an NCR spokesman, told ATMmarketplace.com that NCR is disappointed with misleading news reports about the stimulus funding. He says NCR has not and will not apply for any stimulus funds — only the city of Columbus, Ga., is applying for funds. Dudash also is quick to note that the funding would be applied to ATM manufacturing, which has not occurred at NCR's Dayton, Ohio, facilities for several years.

Assertions that stimulus money is moving jobs from Ohio to Georgia are simply not true. The bottom line is this new factory in Columbus, Georgia, will bring jobs that were outsourced overseas back to the U.S. We believe the manufacturing project is exactly the type of economic development project that you and the President have looked to foster with the stimulus funds and respectfully request your support of Columbus' application.