Recognizing the role Triple Five’s Calverton Aviation Technology (CAT) is playing in reinventing the former Calverton Flight Test Center as a 21st Century corporate park, Northrop Grumman has donated photographic memorabilia to the company that will be on permanent display at Triple Five’s future CAT office.
“We are honored that we have been designated as a recipient of materials that honor the men and women who worked on cutting edge aviation technology that defended our nation for decades,” stated Triple Five’s principal Justin Ghermezian.
He observed, “When Grumman was based at Calverton they were flight testing squadrons of Navy fighters and bombers. There wasn’t a time when their employees weren’t introducing aviation innovation. This property demonstrated the enormous economic power of technology as a critical component in our nation’s defense. It is now time to reclaim this site’s heritage of job creation, economic growth, and the ability to be a world class center for business and technological innovation.”
Through a public-private partnership with the Town of Riverhead, CAT is creating an environment that will welcome business and technology development back to Calverton. The companies that will arrive there will find an enormously talented Riverhead Township workforce with a town administration equally committed to providing a foundation for economic growth.
Mr. Ghermezian said, “The federal government transferred this former flight test center to the Town for the specific purpose of reinventing economic development for the people of Riverhead and the region. Our company intends to restore this site as an economic engine that meets the challenges of a 21st Century economy. We stand ready to meet that challenge.”
The company has already committed promised funds to improve existing community recreational facilities, create green spaces, and other amenities that enhance the visitors experience to EPCAL. In addition, Triple Five CAT proposes to ally potential development with existing Long Island centers of excellence such as SUNY Stony Brook, Cold Spring Harbor Labs, and Brookhaven National Laboratory, underscoring Calverton’s re-emergence as a dynamic hub for technology, innovation, and commerce.
