DEVCON to expand, put HQ in Memphis with $2.4M investment
Maggie Louie, CEO of DEVCON, stands in the company's new space at The University of Memphis' research community on Highland. (Greg Campbell/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Valerie June and Maggie Louie, CEO of DEVCON, listen to the Joe Restivo Trio at the open house for DEVCON Oct. 17. (Greg Campbell/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Joe Restivo Trio plays at the open house for DEVCON at the University of Memphis' research community Oct. 17. (Greg Campbell/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Native Memphis musician Valerie June talks with attendees of the DEVCON open house Oct. 17. (Greg Campbell/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Chris Stiegemeyer visits the Minkowski room at DEVCON's open house Oct. 17. Every room is named for a famous physicist, and this one is named for the German physicist Hermann Minkowski. (Greg Campbell/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Maggie Louie, CEO of DEVCON, stands in the company's new space at The University of Memphis' research community on Highland, Thursday, Oct. 17. DEVCON plans to grow to 161 tech security jobs in the Memphis area. (Greg Campbell/ Special to The Daily Memphian)
Cybersecurity software company DEVCON will invest $2.4 million and create 161 jobs in Memphis, expanding its operations and locating its headquarters in the city.
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Sam Stockard is a Nashville-based reporter with more than 30 years of journalism experience as a writer, editor and columnist covering the state Legislature and Tennessee politics for The Daily Memphian.
Jane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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