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Diebold stays in northeast Ohio
Virginia and North Carolina tried to get the company to move
by WKSU's TIM RUDELL


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Governor John Kaisch talks with reporters gathered at the current Diebold headquarters near North Canton. He says the cost of state help to keep the company in the area will be more than made up for by the value of the jobs that will be saved
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The region is holding on to one its oldest corporate headquarters.   WKSU's Tim Rudell has more about the deal announced today (Tuesday) to keep the home of  Diebold  in the Akron-Canton area

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Part of the gathering area in the Diebold office complext now located near the Akron Canton Airport.  When the building was constructed thirty years ago Diebold had revenues of $200-million.  Now it takes in almost $3-billion
Diebold employees, Akron-Catnon area government and community leaders, and media members gather
Governor John Kasich waits for his turn to speak.  He said Ohio could not afford to lose another major tech firm headquarters the way it lost the home offices of National Cash Register to an incentive program offered by the state of Georgia
Diebold CEO opens the news conference.  Governor John Kasich and Ohio Department of Development deputy Mark Patton await their turns at the podium
Diebold CEO Thomas Swidarski takes question about jobs.  He says the new consolidated headquarters will keep about 1500 of the 2000 Diebold jobs now in the area, and two other facilies that will remain open will employ the rest
Governor John Kasich answers reporters' as he leaves the conference area after making the Diebold announcement.
 
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