Apogee Engineering Grows Dayton Region Offices

Apogee Engineering will expand its Dayton area offices and hire 150 additional personnel to support its work with its defense and civilian customers.

Company Profile

Apogee leads the advancement of national security and defense solutions with premier teams of empowered professionals. They value visionary leadership, family-oriented engagement, and a passion for excellence. Apogee specializes in identifying, mitigating, and resolving customers’ most complex challenges. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO, with management offices in Dayton, OH, Suffolk, VA, and Tampa, FL, Apogee provides expertise in the following functional areas: Engineering & Science, Research, Training, Tech & Management Services, Cyber, and Analysis with Domains across Air, Cyber, Intel, Space, Science & Technology, and Land & Sea.

Business Need

The company’s rapid growth motivated them to seek assistance through the Dayton Development Coalition, JobsOhio, and the State of Ohio. The drivers for Apogee’s growth includes continuation and expansion of the current contracts it has secured in the Dayton area.

Ohio Solution

“For 12 years, Apogee has delivered creative and adaptive engineering services to the Dayton region, centered around Wright Patterson Air Force Base. The awarded economic funds will allow us to commit additional infrastructure and personnel to the expanding challenges of National Defense, including big data intelligence analysis, applying AI and ML sciences, and employing offensive and defensive cybersecurity measures,” said Frank Varga, Apogee Vice President of Operations.

“As part of this growth, Apogee plans to hire 150 corporate and technical team members by 2025, an estimated $15 million in local payroll. The Dayton Development Coalition (DDC) and JobsOhio have been instrumental in navigating our expansion options and we are excited to grow in Greene County with an initial 20,000 square foot facility to include our state-of-the-art lab space. As an Ohio native, I’m proud to expand this culture-based company that focuses on its employees and the mission,” said Amber Scott, Apogee Vice President of Corporate Operations.  

Project Statistics

• Location: Beavercreek
• Collaborators: Apogee, JobsOhio, Dayton Development Coalition, State of Ohio, City of Beavercreek, Greene County
• Total capital investment: $2.8 million
• Jobs committed: 150
• Jobs retained: 97