Pharma Cluster to Produce Regional Economic Development and Revitalization
“While AMPAC Fine Chemicals, alone, is creating excellent jobs in the Gateway Region, the entire Pharma Cluster combined is bringing hundreds of good paying jobs to the area. In addition to AMPAC Fine Chemicals — or AFC — Phlow Corporation, Civica Rx and the Medicines for All Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Engineering are working together to create a pharmaceutical development and manufacturing base in Virginia’s Gateway Region.
“Collectively we were bringing in the people, the tax base, and then as these talks continued and the process evolved, we went to the state and got the support from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Governor’s Office to continue getting help with the recruitment and expansion process,” notes Elso DiFranco, Executive Director of AFC’s Petersburg, Virginia facility.”
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