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New York's biopharmaceutical companies research and develop new treatments and cures that improve patient health while also contributing to U.S. economic health. These companies employ highly skilled union construction workers to build state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facilities to ensure infrastructure is built to exacting standards.

Construction Employment

Union Labor & Earnings, 2015-20

Pharmaceutical & Biotech

5.9

million

Labor Hours Demanded

(14 trades, installation, and maintenance)

3

million

Union Labor Hours (est.)

(State union% in non-residential = 52.1%)

$112

million

Total Union Earnings (est.)

(Union hours times average wage)

New York Construction Labor Hours by Trade

Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2015-20

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51,837

Installation

21,099

Maintenance

72,935

Total hours

Largest Construction Projects

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2015-20

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Tarrytown Mount Pleasant Pharmaceutical R&D Campus Expansion

Tarrytown, NY

$150,000,000

2013-2015

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Yaphank Generic Oral Solids and Softgels Plant Expansion

Yaphank, NY

$100,000,000

2012-2015

Kedrion Melville Incorporated

Melville Blood Plasma Fractionation CMOPlant Renovation/Fit-Up

Melville, NY

$100,000,000

2016-2017

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Rensselaer (East Greenbush) Clinical-Scale Injectable Biologics Plant Expansion

Rensselaer, NY

$75,000,000

2013-2015

Cipla Incorporated

550 S Research Pl, Central Islip, NY 11722, USA

Central Islip Generic Pharmaceutical Capsule and Tablet Plant Addition

Central Islip, NY

$38,000,000

2016-2018

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

81 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA

Rensselaer (East Greenbush) Parenterals R&D Building Addition

Rensselaer, NY

$400,000,000

2019-2021

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

81 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer, NY 12144, USA

Rensselaer (East Greenbush) Parenterals Manufacturing Building Addition

Rensselaer, NY

$375,000,000

2019-2021

Athenex Incorporated

3805 Lake Shore Dr E, Dunkirk, NY 14048, USA

Dunkirk Grassroot Oncology Sterile Injectables, Solid Doses & Fill-Finish Plant

Dunkirk, NY

$300,000,000

2018-2021

Dupont Industrial Biosciences

1700 Lexington Ave, Rochester, NY 14606, USA

Rochester Genencor Therapeutic Proteins Plant Addition

Rochester, NY

$100,000,000

2017-2018

American Regent Incorporated

5 Ramsey Rd, Shirley, NY 11967, USA

Shirley Parenterals & Liquids CMO Plant Lab, Production & Warehouse Addition

Shirley, NY

$50,000,000

2018-2020

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

Tarrytown Mount Pleasant Pharmaceutical R&D Campus Expansion

Tarrytown, NY

Location

$150,000,000

Project Value

2013-2015

Years

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You may be surprised by the connection between New York's biopharmaceutical industry and union labor. A new study finds that from 2015-2020 America’s biopharmaceutical companies invested more than $2.9 billion in infrastructure in the state, supporting 3 million union labor hours. View New York's labor-industry profile here: https://bit.ly/2SxeOWD

New York's pharmaceutical companies and the building trades unions have a surprising relationship - a new study finds that from 2015-2020 biopharmaceutical companies invested more than $2.9 billion in infrastructure in the state, supporting 3 million union labor hours. View New York's labor-industry profile here: https://bit.ly/2SxeOWD

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