“We’re projecting over the next two to three years, up to 250 employees,” said Rita Hill, vice president of the company’s Technical Intelligence Group. “We’re looking forward to growing.”
The new office at 2685 Hibiscus Way has more than 19,000 square feet of space, Hill said.
Radiance specializes in engineering support, technology development and intelligence services for the federal government. The company’s niche areas include cyber operations, Bailey said.
“So that’s fueling Dayton, that’s fueling a lot of our growth in the company,” he said. “It’s the right place at the right time, with the right qualifications and skill sets.”
An Air Force veteran who served at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as a young officer, Bailey said he told leaders of Radiance before he joined the company that it needed a Dayton-area presence.
“I told them, ‘Look, Dayton is a fruitful market,’ ” he recalled.
That was a little more than 15 years ago.
“We’re happy to have a facility to support our Wright-Patterson Air Force Base customers in intel as well as the technology areas where Wright-Patterson specializes,” Hill said.
Guests at Monday’s ribbon cutting included representatives of the base, the Dayton Development Coalition, Wright State University and University of Dayton research institutes, as well as U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Dayton.
“Our goal is to grow jobs both within the (base) fence and outside the fence,” Turner said at the opening ceremony. “And your dedication is part of growing the jobs on both sides.”
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