HMS Welcomes Visitors to New Site.
One local company is saving many professionals the commute into DC.
HMS Technologies provides IT support for federal government clients and it's in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
"The jobs are well paying jobs. They're informational technology jobs and this is the kinds of jobs of the future that we want to attract in West Virginia," said Congress woman Shelley Moore Capito.
For CEO Harry M Siegel, keeping it local is an important motto.
For ten years we commuted down to DC where the money was. It wears you out. My philosophy was, personally, I didn't want to commute anymore if I didn't have to and I believed that there were a ton of highly qualified technologists here in the area," said Siegel.
Siegel founded HMS out of his home in 2003.
Six years later, the company has come a long way.
Tuesday, visitors toured the company's new building, a historic barn converted just for HMS' use.
'You can walk in as a life long resident and see what a wonderful building that this company has restored," said Mary Jo Brown.
The building isn't the only thing HMS Technologies is restoring. Siegel helping to restore the lives of many war veterans.
Siegel served in Vietnam and is working to help other veterans.
"He, through his company, has mentored veteran owned businesses, hires veterans, he understand veterans coming home," said Capito.
HMS is a certified disabled veteran-owned business.
Forty-five percent of the companies employees are veterans.
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