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Lately, Lawrence’s name has been flying high in the wings of a
variety of aircrafts, who use the latest technology from kSARIA,
leading manufacturers of fiber optic assemblies and interconnect
cable products.
kSARIA, a Delaware Corporation, founded in 2000, was originally
located in Wilmington, MA. Recently, they moved their
manufacturing facility to Lawrence, encouraged by U.S. Congressman
Marty Meehan, so they could benefit from our HUBZone Empowerment
Contracting Program.
The HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program, which was enacted
into law as part of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of
1997, provides contracting preferences for small federal
contractors located in disadvantaged communities. Since many of
kSARIA’s products are used on military platforms such as fighter
planes and naval vessels, the HUBZone status of Lawrence will
allow the company to be more competitive.
During an open house held Friday, March 17, 2006, at the company
plant located at Heritage Place, 439 S. Union Street, Lawrence,
Sebastian Sicari, kSARIA President/CEO, explained the company
history to his guests, and the reason for his moving, through a
PowerPoint presentation.
“We are glad to be here”, said Sicari, who announced that his
company has seven new jobs openings which he would like to fill
with Lawrence residents. Actually, kSARIA employs two Lawrence
residents, Francia Coplin, a receptionist for eight years with the
company and Janet Figueroa, a technician. They are both very happy
for not having to travel back and forth to Wilmington every day.
“This is a wonderful story”, said Mayor Sullivan. “As Mayor, I
want to make sure we connect your employees with our downtown- I
want them to feel safe and that the city is appealing to them”.
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