NG picks Virginia for HQ

Northrop Grumman will locate its new corporate office in Virginia, ending a search that also included the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Northrop Grumman is negotiating with several building owners in the Falls Church/Arlington area. The company expects to initiate operations in the new corporate office in the summer of 2011 with about 300 people. The move of corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to the Washington area is designed to let the company be closer to its primary customer, the Pentagon. Northrop Grumman has 120,000 employees and is involved in the aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services sectors. (Source: Northrop Grumman, 04/26/10) Gulf Coast note: Northrop Grumman has a major presence on the Gulf Coast, including shipyards and an unmanned systems center.