Full-scale manufacturing is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2001, and the company expects to employ over 150 people. North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Rick Carlisle represented Governor Jim Hunt at the dedication ceremonies, which were attended by over 200 Purdue executives, employees and community leaders. We are delighted to welcome Purdue to the elite ranks of research-based manufacturing firms which have established major operations in our state, Carlisle said.
Pharmaceutical companies are great corporate citizens.
They offer good-paying jobs. And Purdue has a great reputation for a workforce that really gets involved in the community. Purdue is the fourth major pharmaceutical company to establish manufacturing operations in Wilson, joining Merck, Novapharm and Granutec. The City of Wilson, Wilson County and the Wilson Economic Development Council partnered to facilitate the site selection and to expedite the building process for Purdue. The facility, designed by Kling Lindquist of Philadelphia, is located on a 49-acre parcel in the Wilson Corporate Park.