An infusion of high-tech jobs will come to Harrisonburg, with the Harris Corporation prepares for a multimillion-dollar expansion.

According to Harrisonburg economic development director Brian Shull, Harris plans to bring 80 new jobs to the city over the next three years.

A spokesperson for Harris did not confirm those figures but did say Harris is planning on bringing more than 100 jobs to Virginia (in Harrisonburg and elsewhere), with a significant portion of its Cyber Integrated Solution business being centered in Harrisonburg.

The business provides support to customers in such fields as cyber security.

City documents show Harris is investing almost $22 million to reconstruct its building on Tyco Street.

Vice Mayor Richard Baugh says he's encouraged by the move.

Baugh says, "No, we don't have people beating down our doors because nobody has, but I take a lot of comfort in that relatively we have had interest. We have had people coming to us. We have had some success with this at a time when I think most local governments would say, 'Boy we wish we had anything positive like that going on.'"

Harris doesn't have a break down yet of specifically what jobs will go to which parts of Virginia, but city officials say they've been told the vast majority in Harrisonburg will be highly-skilled jobs.

Baugh says, "Everybody likes high-tech because it's not a smokestack industry. It's clean. It's relatively green. So, sure we love it."

So does the state.

As part of a deal, Harris will receive a significant sales tax exemption for equipment and computing assets associated with the business, according to a news release from Gov. Bob McDonnell's office.

"Cyberspace is borderless. It doesn't matter if it crosses state lines. Oftentimes, it doesn't matter if it crosses international lines," says Marc Raimondi, director of communications for Harris in Washington, D.C.

"We're fortunate in that regard. One of the things you hear about a lot is the blast zone from D.C. We're just outside the blast zone," says Baugh.

The city and Rockingham County have also carved out a lot of space in the U.S. Route 11 area that has a focus on technology.

According to an April report by the TechAmerica Foundation, Virginia has the highest concentration of tech jobs in the country.

The nation as a whole is losing tech jobs, but Virginia's actually gaining them.

Baugh hopes more of those jobs head to Harrisonburg.

"We're definitely out looking for these types of things pretty much all the time. And we've been fortunate. We get interest," says Baugh.