Fayetteville, NC- Booz Allen Hamilton, a long-time contractor to the Department of Defense and U.S. Army Forces Command and Reserve Command, has elected to expand their office in Fayetteville, according to Douglas Peters, President  & CEO of the Fayetteville –Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce.  A planned June ribbon cutting will officially open the company’s Fayetteville location.

“Our firm had the option of locating literally anywhere to support our work with FORSCOM and USARC,” said William Butler, the Booz Allen executive who is heading the relocation effort from Fort McPherson to Fayetteville.  “We chose Fayetteville and Cumberland County for two reasons – one, the community worked hard to assist us in our search for a viable location, and also we found that the community’s economic development partnership with the city and county – allowed for a seamless process by which to make our decision,” Butler added.

Booz Allen Hamilton first began the process of site selection nearly 18 months ago.  Other locations considered were outside the 11 County BRAC region.

“Booz Allen Hamilton represents the pinnacle of firms that we are positioned to welcome to our growing community,” said Dan Dederick, Chamber Chairman of the Board.  “This announcement marks the culmination of months of effort to ensure that the firm has a strong platform by which to continue its work on behalf of the U.S. military and other clients.”

Local elected leaders have participated strongly in the recruitment of Booz Allen to the area, according to Bo Gregory, Economic Development Program Manager for the Chamber.   “What has made this effort successful is that we, as a community, have worked collectively to illustrate to the company why Fayetteville and Cumberland County is the optimal place to do business with Fort Bragg.   Our local government leadership has played a vital role in this success for the area,” Gregory said. 

“We’re excited to offer relocation to Fayetteville to our Atlanta-based workforce,” said Butler.  “We also anticipate significant hiring from within the local community to support our mission in the market.”

According to Butler, the firm will locate in the former Wachovia Bank building at the intersection of the All American Freeway, Morganton and Sycamore Dairy Roads. More than 30 Booz Allen Hamilton representatives currently work in the community, both on Fort Bragg and in their new location.  That number will grow to an estimated 300 over time.

About Booz Allen Hamilton:

Booz Allen Hamilton is a strategy and technology-consulting firm based in Tysons Corner, Virginia with 80 other offices throughout the nation.  Booz Allen’s core business is contractual work completed on behalf of the US federal government. Booz Allen Hamilton services include strategy design, operations improvement, information technology, systems engineering, organizational change, modeling and simulation, program management, assurance and resilience and economic business analysis.