ROME, N.Y. — Booz Allen Hamilton, a global management and technology consulting firm and government-services contractor, plans to build a new 14,000-square-foot facility in the Griffiss Business & Technology Park in Rome as part of a real-estate partnership.
The collaboration also involves the Griffiss Local Development Corporation and the New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC). NYSTEC is a nonprofit technology consulting company advising organizations, agencies, institutions, and businesses since 1996, per its website.
Booz Allen Hamilton, which already has operations at 500 Avery Lane in Rome, “intends to grow its footprint in Rome,” Empire State Development (ESD) said in a news release. The firm plans to spend about $1.6 million on the project, ESD noted.
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McLean, Virginia–based Booz Allen focuses on analytics, digital products, engineering, and cybersecurity. It is a Fortune 500 firm that employs more than 25,000 people worldwide, ESD said.
The company’s Rome location supports the aerospace market with services focused on cyber technologies, testing and evaluation, and system and software engineering.
The project
Crews will construct the new building at 99 Otis St. within the Griffiss Business & Technology Park.
NYSTEC is expanding its Rome headquarters location and will occupy the second floor for this new building that is located next to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and directly across from the UAS operations center at Griffiss International Airport. UAS is short for unmanned aircraft systems, or systems that involve drones.
Booz Allen Hamilton has committed to the creation of 60 new jobs and the retention of 158 existing jobs, ESD said.
Empire State Development is supporting these high-tech jobs with a performance-based, capital grant totaling $300,000, per its release.
“We’re proud of the workforce we’ve built in Rome, and Mohawk Valley offers a diverse talent pool that we are eager to tap,” Brian Gunderson, VP at Booz Allen Hamilton, said in the ESD release. “We look forward to further drawing on the region’s highly skilled residents as we expand our capacity to serve clients with innovative, transformational technology solutions to meet their mission-critical needs.”
“Currently, we are seeing unprecedented growth due to increases in AFRL’s technology portfolio with emerging opportunities in artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing,” Steven DiMeo, president of Mohawk Valley EDGE, said in the ESD release. “Booz Allen Hamilton is a critical part of the C4I technology cluster at Griffiss and we applaud the company’s decision to expand its presence at Griffiss.”
C4I is short for command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
