Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina State (left) & JEC Chairman David Schweikert (right) | Oficial website
Josh Stein, Governor of North Carolina State (left) & JEC Chairman David Schweikert (right) | Oficial website
Today, a groundbreaking ceremony took place for Johnson & Johnson's new biomanufacturing facility in Wilson, North Carolina. Governor Josh Stein attended the event alongside business leaders and elected officials. He emphasized the facility's significance to the state's economy and presented an official state flag to Johnson & Johnson.
"Biotechnology is one of our state’s largest and fastest growing economic sectors," said Governor Josh Stein. "North Carolina has a strong infrastructure to support the life science industry, and I am pleased that Johnson & Johnson chose Wilson as the site of its new facility. I look forward to partnering with the Johnson & Johnson team to expand economic opportunity and high-quality jobs to every corner of our state."
Jennifer Taubert, Executive Vice President and Worldwide Chairman of Innovative Medicine at Johnson & Johnson, expressed her enthusiasm about the investment: "We are pleased to make this significant investment in our manufacturing network in the United States. This state-of-the-art biologics facility in North Carolina will help Johnson & Johnson to accelerate the delivery of our portfolio and pipeline of transformational medicines for patients." She added that "this $2 billion investment will bring more than 5,000 high-wage manufacturing and construction jobs to North Carolina and the partnerships we are forging in the community will support local educational initiatives to develop the workforce of the future."
Governor Stein remains committed to fostering innovation while maintaining North Carolina's status as a top state for business by bringing good-paying jobs into the region. The state hosts over 830 life science companies with more than 225,000 jobs within this sector. The new facility by Johnson & Johnson is expected to create 420 jobs with salaries significantly higher than Wilson County's average.
In his initial months as governor, Stein has overseen an increase of more than 1,500 new jobs across North Carolina, predominantly located in rural areas.
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