written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message src inc. redefining possible type not for profit company industry defense contractor headquarters syracuse new york u.s. key people paul g. tremont president website srcinc.com src inc. formerly syracuse research corporation is an independent not for profit research and development company that develops solutions for customers in the defense environment and intelligence industries . src is chartered by the state of new york with headquarters in north syracuse ny . the company develops advanced radar electronic warfare communications systems ; and conducts intelligence consulting and engineering environmental chemistry toxicology and risk assessment . contents 1 history 2 industries served 3 corporate affairs and structure 4 references 5 external links history edit syracuse research corporation was founded in 1957 as a not for profit arm of syracuse university . 1 the organization was formed to work on projects relative to america s national security . src provided syracuse university s faculty with a vehicle to obtain grants and contracts which could be used to pursue their research ideas . the company became an independent organization in the early 1970s . 2 in 2008 src officially changed its name from syracuse research corporation to src inc. 3 src s government research monies were exhausted in 1970 71 and employment fell to about 150 employees within a year . in 1972 src spun off as a separate entity as a result of controversary surrounding the vietnam war . the separation from the university was concluded in 1975 . for the next 20 years src s employment fluctuated between 150 and 200 as did its earnings . during this time several high tech businesses were spawned during this period including anaren microwave inc. and leybold inficon . 4 src continued to grow steadily throughout the 1990s . in 2006 src created srctec an iso 9001 registered subsidiary 5 that provides manufacturing and logistics support for electronics systems . src has offices in colorado maine maryland new york ohio texas and virginia . src employs more than 1 100 people . 6 industries served edit src serves the defense environment and intelligence industries and is nationally recognized 7 in the design development and manufacture of advanced radar electronic warfare and communications systems for land sea air and space applications . src also services the environmental science industry by performing analysis of environmental and toxicological interactions and conducting research in environmental chemistry toxicology and chemical risk assessment methodology . src also researches develops and deploys intelligence solutions for national security . srctec provides manufacturing and lifecycle support for electronics systems including counter fire radars air surveillance radars counter ied and ground surveillance radars . src and srctec customers include the intelligence community u.s. department of homeland security u.s. department of defense u.s. army u.s. air force u.s. navy u.s. marines and the environmental protection agency as well as being a partner and team member with other government contractors . 8 corporate affairs and structure edit as a not for profit organization src reinvests its earnings in employee training professional development benefits new facilities and equipment internal research and development projects and business diversification initiatives . src was named one of the best companies to work for in new york by the new york state society for human resource management shrm and best companies group ; 9 shrm s donlon award for family friendly workplace . 10 in 2011 src made fortune magazine s 100 best companies to work for in 2011 . 11 references edit src about src . syrres.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . src about src . syrres.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . src about src . syrres.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . src improving the quality of life . srcinc.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . central new york . srctec receives quality standard designation . syracuse.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . central new york . src celebrates employment milestone needs to hire up to 100 more people . syracuse.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . top 200 federal contractors magazine . govexec.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . cny bus journal military connections boost at srct http www.cnybj.com channels technology single article page article funds available for energy conservation projects.html best companies ny 2009 http www.bestcompaniesny.com index.php option com content & task view & id 39 1 archived november 23 2006 at the wayback machine . 100 best companies to work for 2011 states new york from fortune . money.cnn.com . 2011 02 07 . retrieved 2013 08 19 . external links edit src official web site src headquarters location src awarded 8.1 million for radar contracts anti mortar radar is big seller with army new src arena being built at onondaga community college new ceo at src v t e syracuse new york mayor metropolitan area onondaga lake onondaga county central new york finger lakes upstate new york history onondaga nation great peacemaker hiawatha french sainte marie simon le moyne british cycling ethnic groups erie canal historic places industry products salt mayors notable citizens john wilkinson samuel joseph may matilda joslyn gage louis marshall railroads streetcars towns underground railroad economy air national guard airport amtrak train station bristol myers squibb bus service carrier corporation destiny usa downtown syracuse armory square clinton square interstate highways i 81 i 481 i 90 i 690 lockheed martin national grid o brien & gere oneida nation enterprises turning stone resort & casino raymour & flanigan regional transportation center seneca data src time warner cable wegmans education bryant & stratton college empire state college le moyne college onondaga community college suny environmental science and forestry suny oswego syracuse city school district syracuse university suny upstate medical university sports syracuse chiefs nbt bank stadium syracuse crunch war memorial arena syracuse silver knights syracuse orange carrier dome football men s basketball men s lacrosse men s soccer women s basketball women s ice hockey le moyne dolphins occ lazers suny esf mighty oaks ski country culture and parks annual events burnet park clinton string quartet erie canal museum everson museum of art pass arboretum museum of science and technology new york state fair light work mills rose garden old erie canal onondaga lake park ra ra riot rosamond gifford zoo syracuse in fiction syracuse stage thornden park portal category lists neighborhoods people sports transportation commons wikiproject retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title src inc. & oldid 737235404 categories companies based in syracuse new yorkcompanies based in new yorkhidden categories articles with wayback machine linksarticles with a promotional tone from october 2009all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 14 38 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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