MTS, Peachtree City isn't that far from Atlanta. Those folks love living out in the country but having city amenities within an hour drive. lol @ Cleveland having Atlanta amenities.

 

I' guessing this town is much more business friendly though. Perhaps they'll save a substantial amount in taxes.

MTS, Peachtree City isn't that far from Atlanta. Those folks love living out in the country but having city amenities within an hour drive. lol @ Cleveland having Atlanta amenities.

 

I' guessing this town is much more business friendly though. Perhaps they'll save a substantial amount in taxes.

 

Pechtree City is 40 miles away if im not mistaken.  I'm serious when I ask this, but what amenities does ATL that midwest cities don't?  I'm asking from a business prospective.

MTS, Peachtree City isn't that far from Atlanta. Those folks love living out in the country but having city amenities within an hour drive. lol @ Cleveland having Atlanta amenities.

 

I' guessing this town is much more business friendly though. Perhaps they'll save a substantial amount in taxes.

 

Pechtree City is 40 miles away if im not mistaken. I'm serious when I ask this, but what amenities does ATL that midwest cities don't? I'm asking from a business prospective.

 

Well, in Cleveland that would be Akron or Dayton to Cincinnati but in Atlanta people out there would still tell people they live in Atl or outside of Atl. Obviously they don't care that they have to drive a lot or else they wouldn't move there.

 

Atlanta has a lot of short term furnished corporate housing. They have a great music/arts scene. I'm almost positive they have more high end retailers considering the size and amount of wealth in metro Atlanta. I remember staying with my grand parents on my dad's side - they lived in a beautiful gated community - actually, the entire mountain was its own community. They had a country club/golf course, swimming pool with a natural rock slide, all these great amenities within the gate that certainly aren't for everyone but it's something that a lot of people enjoyed. There was a lot of wildlife and one time a bear came on the porch while I was living with 'em and they called security and these guys came out on four wheelers and captured the bear! THAT is an amenity!!

 

 

Atlanta has a lot of short term furnished corporate housing. They have a great music/arts scene. I'm almost positive they have more high end retailers considering the size and amount of wealth in metro Atlanta.

 

Exactly.  The peripheries obviously have fewer of these amenities than those closer to the core.  In Atlanta's case most of those amenities seem to circle around the inner-city providing the options on virtually all sides of Atlanta's 4-sided sprawl.  So companies can choose to locate on the outside of the region while still attracting young talent based on the draw of the more central amenities.

 

Atlanta has tons of young people living out in the suburbs.  Much more than I've seen any where else.  While many yearn to return home (Midwest, North) they know the job opportunities are here, and they're content because they are able to live the lives they want to right there in Atlanta.

i don't want to "pounce" on anyone

Well, in Cleveland that would be Akron or Dayton to Cincinnati but in Atlanta people out there would still tell people they live in Atl or outside of Atl.

 

You need to factor in ATL's traffic.

 

 

Atlanta has a lot of short term furnished corporate housing. They have a great music/arts scene. I'm almost positive they have more high end retailers considering the size and amount of wealth in metro Atlanta.

 

REALLY? :?  Your basis for comparison is?

 

I remember staying with my grand parents on my dad's side - they lived in a beautiful gated community - actually, the entire mountain was its own community. They had a country club/golf course, swimming pool with a natural rock slide, all these great amenities within the gate that certainly aren't for everyone but it's something that a lot of people enjoyed. There was a lot of wildlife and one time a bear came on the porch while I was living with 'em and they called security and these guys came out on four wheelers and captured the bear! THAT is an amenity!!

 

You're kidding me, right?  Growing up, I played tennis at two country clubs withint a 5 minute walk to my home and I could damn near spit on the Shaker Lakes from my front lawn, so you point is?

 

You still haven't given me any concrete evidence, only PERCEPTIONS about overrated ATL.

 

I'll give you Lenox and Phipps is better than Beachwood, but not by much.

 

 

 

 

By today's standards, Atlanta's planned communities are very well designed.

 

I'm not saying I would prefer living there - I'd rather live in Chicago or NYC but other people have different priorities than the people on UrbanOhio. I'm sure they know the traffic sucks, but for some reason they put up with it just as they do in LA or D.C.

How did, DC or LA become part of this?  Both cities have multiple modes of inner city and regional rail transportation.  ATL does not.

 

How I interpret this is, you guys are looking at this at at 25 y/o perspective as an employee I'm asking questions from the company's point of view. You made specific statements comparing ATL to the midwest, yet have offered no proof.

 

So I'm really trying to understand you point of view and why you both said the things you've said.

 

Atlanta has a lot of short term furnished corporate housing. They have a great music/arts scene. I'm almost positive they have more high end retailers considering the size and amount of wealth in metro Atlanta.

 

Exactly.  The peripheries obviously have fewer of these amenities than those closer to the core.  In Atlanta's case most of those amenities seem to circle around the inner-city providing the options on virtually all sides of Atlanta's 4-sided sprawl.  So companies can choose to locate on the outside of the region while still attracting young talent based on the draw of the more central amenities.

 

Atlanta has tons of young people living out in the suburbs.  Much more than I've seen any where else.  While many yearn to return home (Midwest, North) they know the job opportunities are here, and they're content because they are able to live the lives they want to right there in Atlanta.

 

I cannot speak for Cinci, but the same could be said for Cleveland which has various employment center in the regions (ie. the beachwood/271 corridor, Independence) where as ATL has buckhead, Perimeter and Marietta.  DT Cleveland plus Univ. Circle would be equivalent to DT ATL and Midtown ATL.

 

So I'm not clear as to why you think ATL has so much more to offer.

 

yes I would say ATL has lots in the burbs, but that due to its massive sprawl and annexing of all the cities in two counties.

 

 

Let me know when Cleveland gets 1 Million square feet of existing and proposed high end retail near the center of the city:

 

http://www.midtownmile.com/

Proposed is the operative word!

 

David, I'm not trying to turn this into a comparison thread.  Why go there?

 

 

Any city in Ohio would be lucky to have what already exists in Atlanta. This thread is inherently a comparison thread because it's about moving a corporation from Ohio to metro Atlanta. I don't know if metro Atlanta is more business friendly or not - I don't know about tax rates or how much the town caters to businesses in terms of subsidies and what not.

The point that I have tried to make is that Atlanta offers a similar cost of living as Midwestern cities.  At the same time they have far superior offerings in terms of nightlife, shopping, existing young people, and match up in many other regards, plus they have rail transit.

 

With that said, there are intangibles that I think Atlanta fails in when compared with other areas of the country particularly the Midwest and Northeast.  Things like history, architecture, walkability, hometown pride, etc.  While many of us on here don't like southern cities (including myself), you can not overlook the things that Atlanta does well...especially those that they do better than us (us meaning Midwest).

The bigger they are the harder they will fall. The way things are going it looks like Atlanta will lose 100,000's of jobs before the economy swings back up.

This thread is about Peachtree city.  Not Atlanta.

 

The point that I have tried to make is that Atlanta offers a similar cost of living as Midwestern cities.  At the same time they have far superior offerings in terms of nightlife, shopping, existing young people, and match up in many other regards, plus they have rail transit.

 

With that said, there are intangibles that I think Atlanta fails in when compared with other areas of the country particularly the Midwest and Northeast.  Things like history, architecture, walkability, hometown pride, etc.  While many of us on here don't like southern cities (including myself), you can not overlook the things that Atlanta does well...especially those that they do better than us (us meaning Midwest).

 

I would agree to the above in comparisons to Cleveland, Minn & Chicago, since they all have rail.

 

With that I'm done.

Peachtree City is considered metro Atlanta... I work in Buckhead. Most Atlantans have no clue where PTC is. The pluses to PTC are

 

- Only 20 minutes from Hartsfield Jackson with no traffic.

- Doesn't compete with the northsides rediculous traffic.

- Is on a major rail line, with a Chinese coporation "sany" bringing 500-1000 future jobs

- Tons of airline employees

- Best public schools in georgia

- No freeway access which equals very low crime. PTC has refused Marta public transit rail line for this reason

- The Weather is great... the gray sky in Ohio bugged me more then snow

- Money magazine, etc "Best Places to live"

- Meticulous ZONING. Nothing sticks out. You can drive past a 500,000 square foot shopping center and never see it. Lighting is zoned. Business signs... everything.

 

and yes, believe it or not, location and climate are very important to drawing business. Being minutes from the worlds busiest airport has more pluses then minuses.  Driving though greater Cleveland or Dayton is borderline depressing to the average American... "grit" is not a recognized word.  Cincinnati is a sleeping giant with so much potential its amazing, but it still looks "dirty" to your average joe.

 

Look at rookwood... hyde park... oakley.... what they really needed was a bath... Paint and clean OTR and they will come...

 

Perception is more important than reality many times... which makes Atlanta bump

 

Look at rookwood... hyde park...

 

Okay, I disagree with you here. Hyde Park can hang with some of the best neighborhoods in Atlanta. However, as far as other metro-wide amenities, I think you're right.

Why does NCR keep it's HQ in Dayton then?

what I'm saying is "all can hang"... with a bath. The sprawl of WestChester is sad... 1/4 of that money to redevelop downtown HAMILTON! would be amazing. Look at Mason.... mediocre city with a HELL OF A BATH. Same with Loveland... a few years ago, it was "dirty" Milford is slowly getting a bath. Northside is a big "wow" momment.

What plagues cincy and ESPECIALLY the rest of Ohio is the Colerain Avenues... the route 4s of Fairfield... just garbage sprawl. You have to see the garbage to get anywhere, and "newer" cities like Atlanta, Houston etc seem to cover this up better... old=dirty... unless you give it a bath...

 

 

 

Look at rookwood... hyde park...

 

Okay, I disagree with you here. Hyde Park can hang with some of the best neighborhoods in Atlanta. However, as far as other metro-wide amenities, I think you're right.

This thread is about Peachtree city.  Not Atlanta.

 

You're running in circles.  See the answer I provided earlier...

 

The peripheries obviously have fewer of these amenities than those closer to the core.  In Atlanta's case most of those amenities seem to circle around the inner-city providing the options on virtually all sides of Atlanta's 4-sided sprawl.  So companies can choose to locate on the outside of the region while still attracting young talent based on the draw of the more central amenities.

 

 

The point that I have tried to make is that Atlanta offers a similar cost of living as Midwestern cities.  At the same time they have far superior offerings in terms of nightlife, shopping, existing young people, and match up in many other regards, plus they have rail transit.

 

I would agree to the above in comparisons to Cleveland, Minn & Chicago, since they all have rail.

 

Well I'm glad you ignored the rest of my comment and focused on only one part.  Yes Cleveland, Minneapolis, Chicago, Detroit, and even Indianapolis have rail.  Chicago doesn't count as typical Midwest, Minneapolis does a great job at the things they do and they are one of the most thriving Midwestern cities.  The other systems are all inferior to the MARTA rail system in Atlanta, and even Minneapolis doesn't measure up to the other amenities I listed above.  Once again, Chicago doesn't count.

The point that I have tried to make is that Atlanta offers a similar cost of living as Midwestern cities. At the same time they have far superior offerings in terms of nightlife, shopping, existing young people, and match up in many other regards, plus they have rail transit.

 

With that said, there are intangibles that I think Atlanta fails in when compared with other areas of the country particularly the Midwest and Northeast. Things like history, architecture, walkability, hometown pride, etc. While many of us on here don't like southern cities (including myself), you can not overlook the things that Atlanta does well...especially those that they do better than us (us meaning Midwest).

Ok, that is what I was asking and you did answer me twice  (since I tuned out). 

 

In Cleveland, I could find stores that suited my interests like sailing and other outdoor stores (although we lost Newman's Outfitters).  We have sailmakers!  Shopping for records and CDs on Coventry in Cleveland Heights was a big attraction.  I don't know how Dayton would compare in that respect, though.

 

I've been treated like shit so many times in the South that I don't even want to vacation there.  West Virginia is as far south as I will go--West Virginians are nice people.  The men in the rest of the South act like children if you have to note any problems in their work.

 

Pulling ticks off the dog--forget about it!

Pity???

 

Why does NCR keep it's HQ in Dayton then?

The point that I have tried to make is that Atlanta offers a similar cost of living as Midwestern cities. At the same time they have far superior offerings in terms of nightlife, shopping, existing young people, and match up in many other regards, plus they have rail transit.

 

With that said, there are intangibles that I think Atlanta fails in when compared with other areas of the country particularly the Midwest and Northeast. Things like history, architecture, walkability, hometown pride, etc. While many of us on here don't like southern cities (including myself), you can not overlook the things that Atlanta does well...especially those that they do better than us (us meaning Midwest).

Ok, that is what I was asking and you did answer me twice (since I tuned out).

 

In Cleveland, I could find stores that suited my interests like sailing and other outdoor stores (although we lost Newman's Outfitters). We have sailmakers! Shopping for records and CDs on Coventry in Cleveland Heights was a big attraction. I don't know how Dayton would compare in that respect, though.

 

I've been treated like sh!t so many times in the South that I don't even want to vacation there. West Virginia is as far south as I will go--West Virginians are nice people. The men in the rest of the South act like children if you have to note any problems in their work.

 

Pulling ticks off the dog--forget about it!

 

That's enough, Yankee

What plagues cincy and ESPECIALLY the rest of Ohio is the Colerain Avenues... the route 4s of Fairfield... just garbage sprawl. You have to see the garbage to get anywhere, and "newer" cities like Atlanta, Houston etc seem to cover this up better...

 

Man, right on target re Route 4 and Colerain.  But for Atlanta there is "Buford Highway" that has that dreary sprawl strip thing going on.

 

I still think Peachtree City is pretty cool.  Sort of "improved suburbia".  Dayton almost had this with Newfields.

 

For Cincinnati, wasn't "Landin" supposed to be like Peachtree City...a planned suburb at the outer edge of the sprawl?

 

 

 

yeah..Landin was an attempt. Peachtree City is not small. 24 square miles. The whole town is zoned like this. You can golf cart from one end to the other. There are bridges or tunnels under all the main roads.  It's funny. The people have been FIGHTING growth in the city, turning away almost one million square feet of retail last year. A new shopping center was just passed yesterday, and the citizens are pissed as hell.

 

Zoning has been the key to success. The one older shopping center built in the 70s is going through a full reskin.  The constant interaction of the local government is the key. The citizens are very passionate, much like the people on this forum.  If I could get Cincy to embrace this towns passion, the sky is the limit...

 

What plagues cincy and ESPECIALLY the rest of Ohio is the Colerain Avenues... the route 4s of Fairfield... just garbage sprawl. You have to see the garbage to get anywhere, and "newer" cities like Atlanta, Houston etc seem to cover this up better...

 

Man, right on target re Route 4 and Colerain. But for Atlanta there is "Buford Highway" that has that dreary sprawl strip thing going on.

 

I still think Peachtree City is pretty cool. Sort of "improved suburbia". Dayton almost had this with Newfields.

 

For Cincinnati, wasn't "Landin" supposed to be like Peachtree City...a planned suburb at the outer edge of the sprawl?

 

 

 

...I've been treated like sh!t so many times in the South that I don't even want to vacation there.  West Virginia is as far south as I will go--West Virginians are nice people.  The men in the rest of the South act like children if you have to note any problems in their work.

 

Pulling ticks off the dog--forget about it!

 

That's enough, Yankee

I am from Ohio.  I am not a "Yankee".

 

A "mechanic" at an automobile dealer tried to damage my car after I questioned his work. 

 

They would not wait on me at a Denny's Restaurant in Tennessee--and I'm not even black !!!

 

I am still trying to figure out why my brother took a job in Mississippi.  I feel sorry for the poor people who are stuck there.

... you think it might just be you? :-D

... you think it might just be you? :-D

 

Nope, agree with Boreal completely. I would move to Canada or west of the Mississippi before I would live south of Kentucky (minus Florida)

...I've been treated like sh!t so many times in the South that I don't even want to vacation there. West Virginia is as far south as I will go--West Virginians are nice people. The men in the rest of the South act like children if you have to note any problems in their work.

 

Pulling ticks off the dog--forget about it!

 

That's enough, Yankee

I am from Ohio. I am not a "Yankee".

 

A "mechanic" at an automobile dealer tried to damage my car after I questioned his work.

 

They would not wait on me at a Denny's Restaurant in Tennessee--and I'm not even black !!!

 

I am still trying to figure out why my brother took a job in Mississippi. I feel sorry for the poor people who are stuck there.

 

Well you were probably being one of those rude stuck up Yankees who snap their fingers to get the waitress' attention or perhaps you were screaming enunciated obscenities to the auto mechanic.

 

 

...I've been treated like sh!t so many times in the South that I don't even want to vacation there.  West Virginia is as far south as I will go--West Virginians are nice people.  The men in the rest of the South act like children if you have to note any problems in their work.

 

Pulling ticks off the dog--forget about it!

 

That's enough, Yankee

I am from Ohio.  I am not a "Yankee".

 

A "mechanic" at an automobile dealer tried to damage my car after I questioned his work. 

 

They would not wait on me at a Denny's Restaurant in Tennessee--and I'm not even black !!!

 

I am still trying to figure out why my brother took a job in Mississippi.  I feel sorry for the poor people who are stuck there.

 

Well you were probably being one of those rude stuck up Yankees who snap their fingers to get the waitress' attention or perhaps you were screaming enunciated obscenities to the auto mechanic.

 

 

 

Please!  I feel your pain Boreal! 

I keed, I keed!!!!!!

 

 

I don't like Atlanta that much. I think it's overrated by my standard of what I think constitutes a good city but try explaining that to most of America!

 

For God's sake, people are sold based on the idea of golf cart paths! People like the idea of anything that's new. We couldn't have that in Ohio though - kids would be doing drive-by shootings on those things.

...I've been treated like sh!t so many times in the South that I don't even want to vacation there. West Virginia is as far south as I will go--West Virginians are nice people. The men in the rest of the South act like children if you have to note any problems in their work.

 

Pulling ticks off the dog--forget about it!

 

That's enough, Yankee

I am from Ohio. I am not a "Yankee".

 

A "mechanic" at an automobile dealer tried to damage my car after I questioned his work.

 

They would not wait on me at a Denny's Restaurant in Tennessee--and I'm not even black !!!

 

I am still trying to figure out why my brother took a job in Mississippi. I feel sorry for the poor people who are stuck there.

 

Well you were probably being one of those rude stuck up Yankees who snap their fingers to get the waitress' attention or perhaps you were screaming enunciated obscenities to the auto mechanic.

What do you know?  You're just making stuff up and posting it on the internet.

I can't ever have any fun on here.

NCR to bring 50 more jobs to PTC

Tue, 12/30/2008 - 5:09pmBy: John Munford

Development of worldwide customer service HQ at the PTC plant will add 610 new jobs to local economy

 

The good news of a major business expansion in Peachtree City is getting even better.

 

NCR announced last month it would add 560 jobs in Peachtree City to create a worldwide customer service headquarters here. Now the company has informed local officials it will exceed that amount by an additional 50 jobs for a total of 610 new jobs created, according to Matt Forshee, president and CEO of the Fayette County Development Authority.

 

...

 

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Bill Nuti has a $25 million clause in his contract that he will be able to cash in if he is able to successfully sell NCR. . .there's a reason that divisions are being spun off, while others are being relocated out of Dayton and that he himself did not relocate to Dayton. As an NCR employee, it was daily that we heard about another piece of NCR being sold (Old River, the building to DDN, the land they had throughout Dayton) If you look into his past he did the exact same thing at his previous companies. . .Cisco/Symbol Technologies anyone???! 

 

I also know they pay an astronomical amount for the space in Manhattan to re-locate their 'executive staff'

 

CEO greed, indeed??!?

 

PS. . .NCR only has 2 divisions left in the Dayton WHQ: Retail and Consumables. . .and consumables has been on the market FOREVER. . .they can't get anyone to buy it. It's the albatross of NCR.

 

Just a year ago the NCR WHQ housed WCS (now in Atlanta), Teradata (spun off), FSD & RSD (now Retail) SMD (now consumables) The training center (NCRU..which is now in Atlanta) and all the executives (NYC)

NCR to bring 50 more jobs to PTC

 

very funny.  :shoot:

 

Seriously, though, the reason why I put the title of the thread like that is because Dayton could have really used those jobs, and I doubt that Georgia really cares with its high rates of growth.  :wink:

You have to understand that Grant and Sherman were from Ohio...

NCR maintains, 'Dayton is our headquarters'

Is long-term marriage now long-distance relationship?

By Thomas Gnau

Staff Writer

Sunday, January 25, 2009

 

DAYTON — On a recent afternoon, Jeff Opt, a staffer at NCR's Dayton archives, pressed keys on a Class 500 cash register built by National Cash Register when Woodrow Wilson lived in the White House.

 

When the register's bell clanged, echoing off the archive's fourth-floor walls, Opt smiled.

 

...

 

Just after the announcement that Iams pet food offices are relocating to the P&G mothership in Mason, comes this early warning.  Whats at stake are 1,300 white collar executive jobs, which is nothing to sneeze at.  Note, also, that the CEO and top-level executives have relocated to NYC, offices at 3 World Trade Center.  Comments are a hoot as always/

 

Local officials worry about NCR silence on move

 

Concerned that NCR Corp. may be moving its world headquarters to Georgia, state and local officials say the company’s silence in the face of their calls and questions has them worried.

 

Spokespeople for Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and the Ohio Department of Development said Strickland and the development department have reached out to NCR for reassurance that the company’s headquarters will remain in Dayton.

Not good at all.

The corporate tax rates aren't competitive enough, and it is probably tougher to attract young professionals from around the world to Dayton than it is to Peachtree City.. sadly.

NCR collapsed in the early 1970s, and pretty much shut down here except for their corporate HQ and training center.  I dont think Dayton ever recovered, psychologically speaking, from losing a 15,000s in three years.  That was the first big closure. 

 

The company stayed here for 20 years after that before AT&T took it over.  Then there was that spin-off. 

 

I never was that interested in NCR.  It was history for me..this little remnant operation of an industrial behmoth. But for a lot of locals the citys identity was wrapped up in NCR (and Delco a bit).  So there is a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth.

 

 

Another rumor floating around is that Lexis-Nexis might be leaving.

 

I figured they'd move to a suburb

 

....after NCR did the big shutdown here and tore down ther industrial complex they built a nice new HQ building in a sort of parklike suburban setting, practically next to Oakwood.  So they dont really have an urban or downtown location.

 

 

 

Well, it's confirmed (according to Channel 2) that NCR is moving to Duluth, Georgia.  Ted Strickland "confirmed" it and Sunny Purdue (sp?) is going to have a press conference about it.  Ya...y.

....and the DDN just reported that Strickland offered a cool $30M + to stay in Ohio.  Oh well. 

Duluth is just an odd name for a Georgia place.

The Dream of Atlanta

 

Ever More lives the dream of Atlanta

Ever more Her eternal Pride

Strong and sure is the dream of Atlanta

When Her Brothers are unified

And the sound of Her voice is clearer

When Her People are proud and free

Not a star to the sky could be nearer

Than my heart is, Atlanta, to Thee!

 

(from "Parade")

Crazy a company would move from an area after 125 years. I guess board members are the blame or they really can make more money in GA. Ohio needs to change it's tax codes

This would bring me to my next question.

 

The source told the AJC the $31.1 million offer from Strickland was too late.

 

“We did not receive that offer until this evening... it pales in comparison to what Georgia is giving,” said the source.

 

 

 

If GA is giving these companies so much incentives to move there, If they happen to be in the red in the future. Should they be bailed out if things don't work out as planned?????

NCR moving from Ohio to Georgia

AP, June 2, 2009

 

DAYTON, Ohio — NCR Corp. says some of the roughly 1,250 workers at its corporate headquarters in Dayton will be offered transfers when the company moves the operation to Georgia.

 

The maker of ATMS and retail checkout scanners said Tuesday the new headquarters will be in Duluth, Ga.

 

NCR spokesman Richard Maton says the move will begin in July and be complete by the end of 2010. He says the company's headquarters building in Dayton will be put up for sale.

 

Click the link above to read the remainder of the article.

Ouch

Georgia spending $60M to lure NCR, jobs

 

State gives money in tax breaks, incentives to attract maker of cash registers, ATMs

 

By Christian Boone, Dan Chapman

 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

 

Monday, June 01, 2009

 

Lured by $60 million in tax incentives, Fortune 500 technology firm NCR spurned its home state of Ohio to relocate its heardquarters to Duluth, the company confirmed Tuesday.

 

this sounds like a smart tax break move by Georgia, but I think the overall lower taxes, Altanta being a huge talent magnet, business connections to the SE, and the international air connections probably made the decision.  I'd say $60M will pay for a new corporate HQ and relocation costs for sure

 

 

 

That article piss me off.

 

 

In a lousy economy in which Perdue and legislators have cut the state budget by nearly $3 billion, questions arise as to the economic necessity of plying wealthy Fortune 500 companies with tax breaks.

 

“It is absolutely a great investment for Georgia,” Tyrer said. “It will be a net positive for the state, bringing high-paying jobs for Georgia citizens. Having NCR here will also generate more businesses, taxes and payroll.”