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Brown on NCR
Sen. Sherrod Brown went to the White House Tuesday, June 2, for a meeting on health care. He wound up bending the ear of two White House aides on NCR.
Brown, D-Ohio, is calling for a coordinated federal response to NCR’s decision to move operations from Dayton to Atlanta. He spoke to Phil Schiliro, assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, and David Axelrod, a senior advisor to President Barack Obama, he said Tuesday night.
“It’s another hit to Ohio,” he said. “They’re real concerned.”
He said he will call for a coordinated federal response, with one coordinator leading the federal effort to help Dayton. He made a similar request when DHL decided to pull out of Wilmington. Brown has also introduced legislation calling for federal coordination of cities that have suffered significant economic distress.
Brown said he had only heard rumors about NCR pulling out before company officials announced they were doing so.
“This was a company that didn’t work well with the community,” he said. “And the company used to be the community.”
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By sl
June 3, 2009 10:36 AM | Link to this
well vesusius remembers a lot of dayton history - doubt lots of other people in the city do - especially those in control-By sl
June 3, 2009 10:36 AM | Link to this
well vesusius remembers a lot of dayton history - doubt lots of other people in the city do - especially those in control-By David
June 3, 2009 6:03 AM | Link to this
Will the last company leaving Dayton please turn off the lights.By tg
June 3, 2009 12:27 AM | Link to this
The key is to stop using taxpayer dollars for private corporations to avoid paying taxes. It only serves to weaken the two things companies are most attracted to - talent and infrastructure. Corporations have been playing us all against each other for decades and it only grows worse. When will we stand up and say “no more?” Dayton is known for its innovation. We need to invest in our local entrepreneurs and grow from within…without taking huge equity stakes in those start ups. If Sherrod Brown wants to help Dayton and Ohio - and communities around the country, then he & others have to write legislation that will put an end to bribing companies with tax credits that only undermine communities.By TRS
June 2, 2009 11:29 PM | Link to this
Sherrod Brown is getting good at presiding over the departure of the many businesses leaving Ohio. Perhaps he should look in the mirror. Sen Brown has spent all his days either in higher education or politics. One is an honorable profession but Brown has no clue about the private sector and he certainly isn’t helping Ohio other than trying to create a soft landing for the jobs lost.By Vesuvius
June 2, 2009 10:52 PM | Link to this
It is apparent that the Mayor of Dayton and the City Commission system is a failure. We need to start over. There was a time in this city where the corporations were active participants working with the city leadership to foster growth in Dayton. A good example of this was how Mr. Patterson and NCR stepped up to rescue Dayton after the 1913 flood. We now have a commission system and a weak Mayor who is viewed as a joke within the corporate world and political world as well. The leadership of Dayton is not proactive with engaging the largest employers in the area. The Mayor should be talking to the CEOs of corporations in the local area on a regular basis and working with state and federal officials to provide a tax environment that will encourage corporations to come to Dayton. This is not happening and has not happened under the McLin administration. The time is now for the people of Dayton and the remaining corporations to step forward and demand new leadership for the city. To include examining the viability of the commission form of government with a weak Mayor. If the people of Dayton do not step forward, Dayton will continue to die. The corporate graveyard is getting full - Dayton Tire, McCalls, Delco, GM, Huffy, Mead, Frigidaire, and now NCR. The time is now to save this city. The people and remaining corporations must step forward - our city government is worthless.