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Raytheon Solipsys Cuts Ribbon on New Digs
For Immediate Release
04/02/2007
FULTON, Md. (Apr. 2, 2007) –Solipsys, a Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) subsidiary, celebrated its move to a new building in Fulton, Md., with local government officials, Raytheon leaders, employees and guests participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, Councilwoman Mary Kay Sigaty, and Maple Lawn developer Stewart Greenebaum joined Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) President Dan Smith and Raytheon Solipsys President Mark Trenor in acknowledging the milestone event and cutting the ribbon at the company's new location.
"Welcome to our house," Trenor said welcoming the gathering of approximately 130 people consisting mostly of Solipsys employees, representatives from neighboring businesses, and guests.
Prior to introducing guests, Trenor briefly recalled Solipsys's history from its beginning in 1996 as a small boutique software developer and how "everything changed" on 9-11, especially for Solipsys. Immediately following the now infamous date, at the request of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Solipsys tied together and networked military and civilian air traffic control systems, something that had never been done, and did it in just 45 days. NORAD is still using the Solipsys solution today.
Since then, Trenor said that Solipsys has been recognized as a significant government contractor providing software solutions to complex defense and homeland security challenges and a critical niche asset to Raytheon Company, the nation's fifth largest defense contractor. Raytheon Solipsys, a company of 190 employees, now counts the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and the Missile Defense Agency as its customers and has its products and systems deployed on five continents.
"What you do here is incredibly important to the country," said Dan Smith, Raytheon IDS president. "Nobody does situational awareness solutions better than you do."
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman thanked Raytheon for its commitment to Howard County. He noted that Solipsys adds to Howard County's attraction strategically located in a high tech corridor between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, and anchored by Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics Laboratory and Fort George G. Meade, both increasingly important players in national security.
"We are so very excited that you choose Maple Lawn," said Mary Kay Sigaty, councilwoman from Howard County's 4th District. She mentioned that Solipsys was already making its presence felt as a result of its partnering agreement with nearby Reservoir High School.
The company moved approximately 5 miles from its former location in nearby Laurel to its new building in Fulton in December 2006.
"We outgrew the old building," said Robin Goble, administrative officer at Solipsys. "This is a much better situation – newer, spacious, modern, safe, lots of big windows, nice furniture, offices, secure work areas, conference rooms and break areas, plenty of parking, a nice village environment. It's a place that helps us attract and retain employees and where we are proud to have visitors and meet customers."
Solipsys occupies 59,000 sq. ft. on the second and third floors of a three-story brick building. Retail businesses will occupy the ground floor.
Design Collective is the building's architect, and Chesapeake Construction was the builder. Greenebaum and Rose Associates, Inc., is developing Maple Lawn. All three have offices in Baltimore.
Founding partner Stewart Greenebaum, Michael Greenebaum, vice president, and Mark Bennett, Maple Lawn general manager, were also present the ribbon cutting. Greenebaum and Rose Associates are developing Maple Lawn into a community of commercials offices, retail businesses and, ultimately, 1,400 homes that would take 10-12 years to complete, according to Bennett. He estimated it was approximately 15 percent completed.
Following the ribbon-cutting, employees adjourned to a luncheon. Attendees were each given a commemorative coin marking the event.
In addition to its new headquarters in Fulton, Solipsys Raytheon also has offices in Hampton, Va., Seattle, Wash., and Lihue and Waimea, Hawaii.
Raytheon Solipsys, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company is part of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon's leader in Joint Battlespace Integration providing affordable, integrated solutions to a broad international and domestic customer base, including the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. Armed Forces and the Department of Homeland Security.
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning more than 80 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
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Ribbon Cutting – l to r – Mark Trenor, Michael Greenebaum, Dan Smith, Stewart Greenebaum and Mark Bennett cut a ribbon marking Raytheon Solipsys's move into a new building at Maple Lawn in Fulton, Md. Trenor is president of Raytheon Solipsys. Michael Greenebaum is vice president of Greenebaum and Rose Associates, the building's developer. Dan Smith is president of Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, headquarters for Raytheon Solipsys. Stewart Greenebaum is founding partner of the Greenebaum and Rose, and Bennett is Maple Lawn's general manager.
Building with employees – Raytheon Solipsys, a software development company for the defense and homeland security, recently moved from Laurel, Md., to a new office building in the Maple Lawn development just off Hwy 216 in Fulton, Md. Employees pose on the steps of their new digs during a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, March 30, 2007.
Coin – Stephanie Miller, a Raytheon Solipsys employee, shows off a commemorative coin marking the company's move into a new building at the Maple Lawn in Fulton, Md.
