MZM Inc., a national security firm with an office in Albemarle County, is buying the former Technicolor plant, a move expected to bring in hundreds of new jobs.
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Hagy said he expects many of the employees to be hired from Greene and the Charlottesville area.
MZM has close relationships with the Albemarle County-based National Ground Intelligence Center (archived: 2016) and the University of Virginia, Friedman said. Other clients include the Department of Defense and the Army, for whom the company provides secure office and warehousing facilities.
I am always surprised when I hear just how many government contractors we have in the Charlottesville/Central Virginia area. This sector of our economy has been very good for our economy and our market for many years, with signs only (publicly) of expansion.
From the DP (archived: 2005)
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