CLOSE TO THE VETS LOCKHEED HONORED FOR HIRING PRACTICES.Byline: Peggy Hager Staff WriterPALMDALE - Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Aeronautics was honored by state and local officials for its hiring of veterans. Lockheed Martin's Palmdale plant hired 260 veterans last year, or more than 25 percent of new employees. Altogether the plant has 1,064 veterans in a work force of approximately 4,100. ``These people have the skills and abilities on the airplanes that we build and modify, and they understand what we're all about,'' said site director Bob MacPherson. ``They know teamwork. They have that commitment to excellence, perfect quality, knowing that just as they were in the military, that putting a pilot in the cockpit ... they have to make sure everything is perfect and safe and that the pilot returns home safely.'' The company received the Governor's Certificate for Employer Excellence in conjunction with the state observance of May as Veterans Appreciation Month. Plaques and certificates were presented on behalf of the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster, the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Employer Advisory Council, state Sen. W.J. ``Pete'' Knight, Assemblywoman Sharon Runner Sharon Runner (born May 17 1954, Los Angeles) is a Californian politician. She has been a member of the California State Assembly since 2002. Runner, a Republican from Antelope Valley represents the 36th district. , U.S. Rep Bill Thomas, Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San , Kern County Supervisor Don Maben, the Palmdale Chamber of Commerce, the Antelope Valley Chambers of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars District 10, American Legion American Legion, national association of male and female war veterans, founded (1919) in Paris. Membership is open to veterans of World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. District 20, Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. Chapter 39 and the state Employment Development Department-Lancaster Job Service. Lockheed Martin recruiters travel to military bases to try to hire people finishing up their enlistments or looking to retire from the military, MacPherson said. ``We try to actually target those areas to hire employees from,'' he said. Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford said the honors are appropriate. ``Our nation is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. our veterans to protect our way of life. It comes full circle, where now we're recognizing our local employer for hiring the veterans, and that support that we talk about is actually unfolding right before our eyes,'' said Ledford. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) J.D. Jiles of the state Employment Development Department, left, speaks with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' Rick Baker, center, and Bob MacPherson. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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