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Charles River Labs Brings 500 New Jobs to Northeast Ohio
Charles River Laboratories, specializing in pre-clinical and clinical laboratory services, will invest $212 million to expand its Ashland facility
Company Name: Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC
Location: Ashland
Site Region: Northeast
Country of Origin:
- Country: United States
- Region: Northeast Ohio
Industry Sector: Healthcare
Company Profile: Charles River specializes in a variety of pre-clinical and clinical laboratory services for the pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries. A CRO, it also supplies assorted R&D outsourcing services to the pharmaceutical industry.
Company Website: http://www.criver.com
Project Summary:
Type of Project: Expansion
Jobs:
- Jobs committed: 500
- Jobs retained: 1070
- Types of Jobs: Scientists and Technicians
Capital Investment: $212,578,090
Timetable: July 2022
Company Need:
Planned building expansion of approximately 200,000+ sq ft consisting of a two-story vivarium with expanded laboratories and support areas in order to accommodate market demand growth and associated headcount growth while providing additional amenities to increase the employee experience
Testimonial:
"We are excited to announce our latest expansion," said Erica Lashley, Corporate Vice President and Regional General Manager for Charles River Labs. "This will allow us to hire more Ohioans and support our client’s development while positioning Ashland as a community focused on excellence.”
Why Ohio?
Charles River Labs’ critical work advancing human health has been completed in Ashland for more than 40 years.
Collaborators:
JobsOhio, TeamNeo, Ohio Department of Development, Ashland, Ohio, Development Finance Authority of Summit County