[February 21, 2012] CORRECTION: CORRECTION: Cigital may open computer security office in downtown Bloomington Tweet Feb 21, 2012 (Herald-Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- CORRECTION: The name of the company, Cigital, was misspelled in an earlier online version of this story. A software security consulting firm based in the Washington, D.C., area is considering downtown Bloomington for a new office with a $1.9 million annual payroll to start. Cigital, of Dulles, Va., already is advertising three staff positions on its website for what it calls its new office in Bloomington, but city officials are more cautious, saying only that they are hopeful of attracting the company and its high-paying, hi-tech jobs. The city's Industrial Development Advisory Commission is scheduled Wednesday to review a proposed incentive package of $32,000 to support Cigital's move to the Chase Building downtown. City officials said the Indiana Department of Economic Development also is working on an incentive package, but no details were available. The local incentive package would be paid for with revenue from the Downtown Community Redevelopment Economic District, which captures increased sales and income tax dollars generated in the district by new business investment to support additional economic development. "This would be a big win for us in our continuing effort to attract this sort of business to the downtown area," said Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan. "It's the exact kind of work force that wants to be in a high quality of life downtown area." Cigital specializes in helping organizations design, build and maintain secure software. Its clients include major players in the finance, utilities, telecom, health care and insurance industries. The company is proposing to staff an office here with 25 hi-tech jobs paying an average annual salary of $75,000, according to city officials. The Bloomington center would conduct remote software security related assessments for clients. City officials said the company anticipates doubling the work force by 2017. If the industrial development board OKs the incentive package for Citigal, it also would have to be approved by the City Council. ___ (c)2012 the Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.) Visit the Herald-Times (Bloomington, Ind.) at www.heraldtimesonline.com Distributed by MCT Information Services [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]