Harris Corporation
Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $7 billion of annual revenue. It is the largest private-sector employer in Brevard County, Florida (approximately 6,000). The company was the parent of Intersil (Harris Semiconductor). Most of the wireless start-ups in South Brevard County were founded and are staffed by former Harris Corporation engineers and technicians. The company's Digital Telephone Systems (DTS) division was sold to Teltronics.
Herbert Harris
Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harris attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, Kansas City from 1930 to 1939.
He graduated from Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, 1943.
He attended Missouri Valley College, Marshall, from 1944 to 1945, and University of Notre Dame from 1945 to 1946.
He earned a B.A. from Rockhurst College in 1948 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., 1951.
He was admitted to the Missouri and District of Columbia bars in 1951 and commenced practice in Kansas City.
He moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 1951.
He is the cofounder, vice president, and general counsel of the international trade consultants firm of Warner & Harris, Inc.
He served on the Fairfax County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors from 1968 to 1974.
He served as member of the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority from 1968 to 1974.
He served as vice-chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority from 1970 to 1974.