Merck plans 150 more jobs at Durham vaccine plant
Published: Thu, Jun. 19, 2008 12:18PM
Modified Thu, Jun. 19, 2008 01:02PM
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closeMerck for the second time in two years has expanded plans for a vaccine manufacturing plant in Durham.
The New Jersey company has agreed to invest an additional $300 million in the facility and create as many as 180 more jobs than earlier promised.
No state incentives were awarded for the expansion.
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Merck in 2004 announced that it would build a $300 million plant in Durham’s Treyburn Corporate Park that would employ 150 to 175 workers. It received about $40 million in tax breaks and other government assistance.
In 2006, the pharmaceutical giant said it would invest about $100 million more than originally planned and add 50 to 60 more jobs.
With today’s announcement, Merck’s commitment totals about $700 million in investment and as many as 415 jobs.
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