Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly confirmed plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility just west of Richmond, Virginia, in Goochland County, and create 1,800 construction jobs as well as another 650 high-paying science and engineering positions within the next five years.
Lilly chose Goochland County from hundreds of applications based on several criteria, including workforce potential in the Richmond area, local incentives, ready access to utilities, transportation and favorable zoning. Lilly is receiving job creation support through the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program, created by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, in collaboration with higher education partners.
Any financial support from the state was not disclosed.
The facility, the first of four new facilities it will announce in the U.S. this year, will be its first dedicated, fully integrated active pharmaceutical ingredient and drug product facility for its emerging bioconjugate platform and monoclonal antibody portfolio.
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