Elkridge Defense Company to More Than Double Size of its Facility

A local defense company is more than doubling the size of its facility, opening a new building in Elkridge with an official ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for Wednesday.

Flir, which makes thermal imaging and infrared cameras for police and military uses as well as the private sector, announced its expansion in March, when Gov. Martin O’Malley visited its current facility to warn of the negative effects the looming sequester may have on local business such as Flir.

The ribbon cutting ceremony for the company, which is moving from its 35,000 square foot facility on 6610 Amberton Drive, into a new 80,000 square foot engineering and manufacturing facility, is scheduled for 9 a.m. May 1 (Wednesday) at 7055 Troy Hill Road.

“I am pleased that Flir Systems chose Howard County for growth,” said Howard County Executive Ken Ulman in a release. “Flir does extraordinary work to protect our service men and women in harm’s way and the nation’s borders. We are happy that such life-saving work is continuing to be done in Howard County.”

More than 70 employees, consultants, and subcontractors are employed by Flir, according to a Howard County Economic Development Authority news release.

Invited guests to the ribbon cutting include Maryland’s Congressional delegation, Maryland state agencies, Howard County government and officials from the departments of Defense and Homeland Security, according to a news release.

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