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  • Northrop's Laser Systems Unit Awarded for Partnership with Florida Schools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop’s Laser Systems Unit Awarded for Partnership with Florida Schools

    A Northrop Grumman business unit has received a Commissioner’s Business Recognition Award from the Orange County School District, Florida Education Foundation and Florida Department of Education for the company’s partnerships with local schools. Northrop said Wednesday its laser systems business has worked on programs such as the Wekiva High School Laser Photonics Career Academy and the High School Involvement […] More

  • IAP Worldwide Services Honored for Contributions to United Way of Brevard - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IAP Worldwide Services Honored for Contributions to United Way of Brevard

    IAP Worldwide Services has received recognition for being among the top 25 contributors on the United Way of Brevard’s campaign to raise more than $6 million to fund the needs of the Brevard County community. IAP said Thursday it raised $46,162 following a four-week campaign with the theme “It’s About People” at its Florida headquarters in Cape Canaveral. “We take our […] More

  • Mo Mulligan: Triple Canopy Seeks to Expand US Footprint with New Florida Office - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mo Mulligan: Triple Canopy Seeks to Expand US Footprint with New Florida Office

    Triple Canopy has opened a new office in Tampa, Florida, as part of the company’s efforts to expand its presence in the U.S. market. “The opening of our office in Tampa allows the company to be closer to the customer sets… and is a key component of the company’s continued growth and diversification strategy,” Mo Mulligan, Triple Canopy […] More

  • Siemens Orlando Office Buildings to Sell for $14M - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens Orlando Office Buildings to Sell for $14M

    The Siemens Orlando office buildings in Florida will be bought by Owens Realty Capital for $14.3 million through Wells Real Estate Fund‘s Fund XIII and Fund XIV Associates, the Orlando Business Journal reported Tuesday. Anjali Fluker writes that the two buildings in Quadrangle Corporate Park were built 12 years ago and cover 82,560 square feet of space. The sale is expected […] More

  • Cubic Team to Evaluate Mesh Network Tech at Gulf Coast Port; Randall Shepard Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Cubic Team to Evaluate Mesh Network Tech at Gulf Coast Port; Randall Shepard Comments

    Cubic has partnered with Gulf Coast State College, Gulf Power and Florida’s Port Panama City in evaluating products and services to support the Internet of Things and training for job opportunities in the field. The partnership is intended to combine the efforts of local industry, academic institutions and government agencies to create jobs that meet the needs of the Internet of […] More

  • Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground on Florida Campus Expansion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Grumman Breaks Ground on Florida Campus Expansion

    Northrop Grumman has begun construction on a 220,000 sq ft office and research facility at its Melbourne International Airport campus in Florida, the Orlando Business Journal reported Wednesday. The building is part of the first phase of the company’s planned $500 million, 720,000 sq ft expansion of the campus, Anjali Fluker writes in the exclusive report. The completed […] More

  • Northrop to Grow Florida-Based Aircraft Design Facility; Tom Vice Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop to Grow Florida-Based Aircraft Design Facility; Tom Vice Comments

    Northrop Grumman plans to expand its Melbourne, Fla.-based manned aircraft design center with a new series of investments. The company wants to grow its Melbourne facility by 220,000 square feet and open 300 additional jobs, Northrop said Thursday. “This expansion further cements our strong partnership with Florida, and will greatly benefit our employees, customers and shareholders,” […] More

  • Lockheed Employees Donate $123K to 17 Nonprofits - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lockheed Employees Donate $123K to 17 Nonprofits

    Lockheed Martin has selected 17 charities in locations where the company operates to receive monetary donations that total $123,000. The donations were given in check by the company’s employee-run charity AERO Club, Lockheed announced in three separate releases on Monday and Tuesday. The AERO Club donated $18,000 to the United Way of Northern Utah, a nonprofit […] More

  • EMCOR Group Subsidiary to Construct Miami Sewer Pump Station; Pat Carr Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EMCOR Group Subsidiary to Construct Miami Sewer Pump Station; Pat Carr Comments

    An EMCOR Group subsidiary has won a construction contract for Miami-Dade County’s Master Pump Station No. 3 project that aims to expand the capacity of the sewer system in downtown Miami’s Brickell area. Florida-based Poole & Kent Company will construct a multilevel pump station building housing the four centrifugal pumps and a multilevel generator building housing the standby emergency diesel generator, the company said March […] More

  • Boeing to Place X-37B Engineering Team at NASA's Kennedy Space Center; Frank DiBello Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Place X-37B Engineering Team at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center; Frank DiBello Comments

    Boeing will assemble a team of engineers, technicians and support staff in Florida to work on the Air Force‘s X-37B reusable spacecraft program. The former Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA‘s Kennedy Space Center will be repurposed to house the X-37B unmanned space plane, Boeing said Friday. Boeing will convert the NASA hangar into a new […] More