For Immediate Release                                    Contact: Cory Horton

April 19, 2011                                                                202-225-5876
 

Lockheed Martin, 350 New Jobs Coming to the Second Congressional District


BOLTON, MISSISSIPPI—Today, Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) released the following statement regarding the announcement by Lockheed Martin that the company will open a Mission Support Center in the Clinton, Mississippi.

“Two years ago, I challenged Lockheed Martin to examine the potential that the Second Congressional District possesses as a possible location for future business,” said Thompson.  “I am happy that Lockheed Martin accepted the challenge I put before them and I fully anticipate that the company will become an excellent corporate citizen.  This Mission Support Center demonstrates that the State of Mississippi can compete for good paying jobs.”

Lockheed Martin plans to open a new Mission Support Center in Clinton, Mississippi in September 2011.  The center will create up to 350 new jobs and provide diverse technology services for its federal customers.  The new facility will work with Lockheed Martin’s existing East Coast and West Coast Technology Hubs in Rockville, Maryland and Altadena, California to offer enhanced technology capabilities such as cloud computing, business continuity and disaster recovery services.  Lockheed Martin will begin recruiting technical and customer-service-oriented candidates for the new facility in May 2011.  The Corporation plans to host job fairs in the Jackson area and will advertise available positions on www.lockheedmartinjobs.com.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employees about 126,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacturing, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

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