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Opened: 1946 by Engineering Research Associates

Other owners: Sperry, UNISYS, Loral

Current life: Lockheed Martin took over the plant in 1996 when it bought Loral Corp.'s electronics and systems-integration business.

Lockheed's peak employment there: 3,000 in the late 1990s

Current employment: 1,000

Facilities: 623,000 square feet of buildings on 50 acres