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GD’s IT Business Opens Geospatial Tech Center In St. Louis

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, December 16th, 2021

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GD’s IT Business Opens Geospatial Tech Center In St. Louis

Cortex Innovation Hub in St. Louis. Photo: Cortex

Days after nabbing a $4.5 billion winner-take-all contract to support the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA], General Dynamics’ [GD] Information Technology business unit this week opened a new geospatial innovation center in St. Louis, where NGA has a significant presence. “St. Louis is a rapidly growing center for geospatial technology, and our new space strengthens and grows our presence in the region and long-term investment to the community,” Ben Buckley, vice president for geospatial services and solutions at GDIT, said in…

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