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Northrop Breaks Ground On New Wallops Island Facility

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Monday, October 6th, 2008

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Northrop Grumman Corp. [NOC] broke ground on a new facility at Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the first building in Wallops Research Park. The research Park is a joint effort by NASA, which owns Wallops Flight Facility, and the Marine Science Consortium and Accomack County to attract science, technology and educational organizations and provide high-tech jobs to the region. The one-story, 15,000-square foot building can house up to 55 Northrop employees supporting the Navy Surface Combat Systems…

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