NCR makes a lot of money ... 5.2 billion dollars. It wants to move its headquarters from Ohio to Georgia ... taking its strong Diversity Tradition away from a state struggling in a down economy. More than 2000 jobs will move away from Dayton to Duluth. Already companies in dying Ohio cities that do business with NCR are putting holds on that account. The Governor of Ohio is throwing 31 million dollars NCR's way to try to keep them in the Buckeye but it is clearly too little and too late. The Governor of Georgia is already putting out the welcome mat.
NCR started out as the National Cash Register Company and expanded into ATMS and other automated business products. They say they have a strong committment to diversity ... look at the resume of their second-in-command:
Quincy L. Allen
Quincy L. Allen was appointed CEO of Vertis Communications in 2009 and is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. Prior to Vertis, Quincy was with Xerox Corporation for 27 years. Most recently, he was president of the Global Business and Strategic Marketing Group, as well as vice president of Xerox Corporation. He rose through the ranks of Xerox beginning as an electrical engineer, then serving in senior technical and management positions in areas such as supply chain, sales and marketing, and product development. Other key positions include vice president, Worldwide Customer Services Strategy; senior vice president, North American Services and Solutions; senior vice president, Xerox Business Group Operations; and president of the Production Systems Group. Quincy earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Rochester. He also is a board member of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. and the Electronic Document Systems Foundation.
Quincy L. Allen
Quincy L. Allen was appointed CEO of Vertis Communications in 2009 and is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. Prior to Vertis, Quincy was with Xerox Corporation for 27 years. Most recently, he was president of the Global Business and Strategic Marketing Group, as well as vice president of Xerox Corporation. He rose through the ranks of Xerox beginning as an electrical engineer, then serving in senior technical and management positions in areas such as supply chain, sales and marketing, and product development. Other key positions include vice president, Worldwide Customer Services Strategy; senior vice president, North American Services and Solutions; senior vice president, Xerox Business Group Operations; and president of the Production Systems Group. Quincy earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Rochester. He also is a board member of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. and the Electronic Document Systems Foundation.
It is clear that recent reprehensible economic policies have placed a major hardship on manufacturing states like Ohio. Maybe it jumping from the frying pan into the fryer ... Georgia has an above average unemployment rate. This will help that southern state ... but decimate Southern Ohio. By the way, Forbes placed Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown and Dayton on its list of Dying Cities.
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