Following lower than expected third quarter profits, West Pharmaceuticals announced that it will cut about 100 jobs and reevaluate “certain businesses and initiatives”. 3rd quarter earnings were 50 cents per share instead of the 53 cents per share anticipated by analysts. Currently, the Pennsylvania based company employs about 6300 people. West Pharmaceuticals manufactures pharmaceutical [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Ameritox is opening a new lab in Greensboro next year, bringing in 228 jobs. No date has been set yet for the lab’s opening. The company chose Greensboro because it offered “a diverse and talented work force, an abundance of top-tier educational institutions, and is well situated to help our company continue to [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 9, 2009
Stiefel Laboratories Inc. is moving it’s Atlanta operation to North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. This move comes months after Stiefel was bought out by UK’s GlaxoSmithKline. 200 Atlanta jobs will be lost, with no word yet on how many jobs will end up in North Carolina. GlaxoSmithKline purchased Stiefel Laboratories, a global leader in [...]
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