Ruppersberger Announces $1 Million To Attract High Tech Companies to Aberdeen

Washington, DC - Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-2) is pleased to announce that the Aberdeen Technology Transfer Initiative at Aberdeen Proving Ground will receive one million dollars from the federal government to attract high tech companies to Harford County.

Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is the Army's premier technology installation with research, development, test, and evaluation assets valued at over $1 million. APG is also one of the U.S. Department of Defense's highest concentrations of scientific and engineering capabilities. The Aberdeen Technology Transfer Initiative will help private sector companies access these capabilities. Close to three quarters of the money will be invested in 13 different defense contractors in the Harford County area to partner with companies at Aberdeen Proving Ground.

"Jobs are the gasoline that fuels our economy. The one million dollars of federal funding will help Aberdeen Proving Ground attract high tech companies and bring more jobs to Harford County," said Congressman Ruppersberger.

APG is Harford County's largest technology generator, a significant catalyst for military research and testing, the county's anchor for commercial technology development and attraction, and the source of the county's technology workforce.

A similar technology transfer model is successfully up and running at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

The project is a partnership between the Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO), Aberdeen Proving Ground, and Harford County.