At the Helm of Diversification
While Leidos is creating jobs and stimulating the state’s
economy, its most significant impact is keeping Mountaineers
at home—including Preaskorn.
“I worked for the FBI in D.C., and when I got the opportunity
to come back to West Virginia, of course I jumped at it,” he
says. “The cost of living is lower here in West Virginia, the
people are nicer, and the quality of life is so much better. That
is what attracts people.”
And it is the people that make West Virginia an environment
where Leidos will continue to do business.
“We will continue to pursue opportunities as they come up
with the FBI, NASA, NOAA, the DOE and other government
agencies, especially as the government works to move more
capabilities out to this corridor,” says Ibers. “We’re going to
continue to execute work in Morgantown for our programs
across the country and really across the world, and we will
continue to use university relationships and the high-tech
park.”
Jim Preaskorn, Department of
Justice/FBI strategic account
executive for Leidos in West
Virginia. Photo by Tracy Toler.
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