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Greenville Company's $500M Expansion Will Create 500 Jobs

PRE News & Ideas | By Jared Brumbaugh

Published December 9, 2020 at 6:10 PM EST

A global life science services company announced an expansion that will add 500 new jobs in Greenville over the next two years. Thermo Fisher Scientific plans to invest approximately $500 million dollars to expand its sterile drug product development and commercial manufacturing of medicines, therapies and vaccines. According to a news release from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, the company will build a new, 130,000 square-foot facility with two live-virus filling lines which will be operational in 2022. The company already employs about 1,500 people at its Greenville campus.

Jared Brumbaugh

Jared Brumbaugh is the Assistant General Manager for Public Radio East. An Eastern North Carolina native, Jared began his professional public radio career at Public Radio East while he was a student at Craven Community College earning his degree in Electronics Engineering Technology. During his 15+ years at Public Radio East, he has served as an award-winning journalist, producer, and on-air host. When not at the station, Jared enjoys hiking, traveling, and honing his culinary skills.

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