Tuesday, June 2, 2009

NCR Corporation Brings Big Money to Georgia

NCR the bearer of good news

NCR stands for National Cash Register.

NCR stands for National Cash Register.

When NCR Corporation relocates its headquarters from Dayton, Ohio, to Duluth, Georgia, it won’t just bring jobs, it’ll bring cash.

That’s because NCR Corporation is in the ATM manufacturing business. According to NBC News:

NCR Corporation will locate a new global self-service innovation headquarters in Duluth and a manufacturing site for the company’s next generation NCR SelfServ ATM family in Columbus.

Georgia’s economy

There are 15 Fortune 500 companies and 26 Fortune 1000 companies with headquarters in Georgia, including such names as Home Depot, UPS, Coca Cola, Delta Air Lines, AFLAC, Southern Company, and SunTrust Banks. Georgia has over 1,700 internationally headquartered facilities representing 43 countries, employing more than 112,000 Georgians with an estimated capital investment of $22.7 billion, Wikipedia says.

Georgia’s unemployment rate currently is 9.1 percent. That’s higher than the national unemployment rate, 8.6 percent. While Georgia hasn’t hit double-digit unemployment rates like states such as Oregon and Michigan, it is slowly creeping in that direction. Many unemployed workers get behind on bills and end up needing credit repair. Luckily, there are experts to help. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "NCR Corporation Brings Big Money to Georgia"

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