Contract helps company grow

SHALIMAR, Fla. -- About 170 new jobs will be created when Torch Technologies expands its business in Shalimar. The company specializes in research, development, testing and evaluation of weapons systems and currently employs about 20 in Okaloosa County. It will significantly bolster those numbers thanks to the recent award of a four-year, $186 million contract, according to a news release. (Source: Northwest Florida Daily News, 04/25/16)