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Lilly selects Pennsylvania as home for its newest injectable medicine and device manufacturing facility
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced plans to invest more than $3.5 billion in a new manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The site will serve as Lilly's newest injectable medicine and device manufacturing facility that will produce next-generation weight-loss therapies, including retatrutide, a first-in-class investigational GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon triple hormone receptor agonist. This is the fourth new U.S. manufacturing site Lilly has announced since February
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[{"type":"text","content":"The $3.5 billion Lehigh Valley site will develop Lilly's next-generation weight-loss medicines, including retatrutide","length":121,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"Company plans to create more than 2,800 manufacturing and construction jobs at Lilly's 10th U.S. manufacturing site announced since 2020","length":150,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) today announced plans to invest more than $3.5 billion in a new manufacturing facility in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The site will serve as Lilly's newest injectable medicine and device manufacturing facility that will produce next-generation weight-loss therapies, including retatrutide, a first-in-class investigational GIP, GLP-1 and glucagon triple hormone receptor agonist. This is the fourth new U.S. manufacturing site Lilly has announced since February 2025, as part of its commitment to bolster domestic medicine production.","length":631,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Lilly will bring 850 high-value jobs to the area, including engineers, scientists, operations personnel and lab technicians. Construction, expected to begin in 2026, is anticipated to generate 2,000 construction jobs. The site will be operational in 2031.","length":255,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""Our mission starts with patients and delivering the medicines they need. To meet increasing demand, we're expanding our U.S. manufacturing network, with Lehigh Valley adding capacity for next‑generation weight-loss medicines. We're creating high‑quality jobs and collaborating across the region—with suppliers, educators, and workforce‑development partners—to make critical medicines in the U.S.," said David A. Ricks, Lilly chair and CEO. "That's our commitment—to patients, to our new Pennsylvania home and to our country."","length":558,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Expanding Lilly's U.S. manufacturing presence in Pennsylvania will boost the Lehigh Valley economy. For every dollar Lilly invests, it estimates up to four dollars in additional local economic activity. Also, for each manufacturing job created, several more will be generated in related sectors like supply chain, logist...