Michigan’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

2.2

million

Labor Hours Demanded

(14 trades, installation, and maintenance)

906,850

Union Labor Hours (est)

(State union% in non-residential = 39.8%)

$25

million

Total Union Earnings (est.)

(Union hours times average wage)

Michigan Construction Labor Hours by Trade

Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2015-20

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14,550

Installation

13,216

Maintenance

27,766

Total hours

Largest Construction Projects

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2015-20

Pfizer Incorporated

7000 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA

Kalamazoo Aseptic Vial/Syringe Fill/Finish Act-O-Vialexpansion/Upfit

Kalamazoo, MI

$106,000,000

2016-2019

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Incorporated

140 Front Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USA

Grand Rapids Aseptic Fill/Finish CDMO Building Addition

Grand Rapids, MI

$60,000,000

2018-2020

Par Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

870 Parkdale Rd, Rochester, MI 48307, USA

Rochester Generic Injectables/Topicals CMO Plant Injectable Prod Suite Addition

Rochester, MI

$55,000,000

2017-2018

Perrigo Company

13295 Reflections Dr, Holland, MI 49424, USA

Holland Over-the-Counter OTC Tablet Plant Expansion Phase II

Holland, MI

$50,000,000

2014-2015

Pfizer Incorporated

Kalamazoo, MI, USA

Kalamazoo (Portage) APIs, Sterile Injectables, Capsules Plant Warehouse Addition

Kalamazoo, MI

$41,000,000

2016-17

Pfizer Incorporated

7000 Portage Rd, Kalamazoo, MI 49001, USA

Kalamazoo "Lightspeed" Covid-19 Vaccine Formulation Fill & Finish Prod Add

Kalamazoo, MI

$25,000,000

2020

Cayman Chemical Company

1180 E Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, USA

Ann Arbor APIs, Antibodies and Assay Kits CDMO Building Addition

Ann Arbor, MI

$20,000,000

2020-2021

Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing Incorporated

Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Grand Rapids Fill/Finish Parenterals CDMO Finishing and Warehouse Center Add

Grand Rapids, MI

$20,000,000

2020-2021

Perrigo Company

13295 Reflections Dr, Holland, MI 49424, USA

Holland Solid Dose CMO Warehouse Addition

Holland, MI

$13,600,000

2019-2020

Mead Johnson Nutrition

725 E Main Ave, Zeeland, MI 49464, USA

Zeeland Pediatric Nutritional Products Processing Plant Unit Addition

Zeeland, MI

$13,000,000

2015-2016

Perrigo Company

13295 Reflections Dr, Holland, MI 49424, USA

Holland Solid Dose CMO Warehouse/Distribuiton Addition

Holland, MI

$13,000,000

2020-2021

Pfizer Incorporated

Kalamazoo Aseptic Vial/Syringe Fill/Finish Act-O-Vialexpansion/Upfit

Kalamazoo, MI

Location

$106,000,000

Project Value

2016-2019

Years

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You may be surprised by the connection between Michigan’s biopharmaceutical industry and union labor. A new study finds that from 2015-2020 America’s biopharmaceutical companies invested $1.1 billion in infrastructure in the state, creating 906,850 union labor hours. View Michigan’s labor-industry profile here: https://unionjobs.pilma.org/unionjobs/mi/

Michigan’s pharmaceutical companies and the building trades unions have a surprising relationship - a new study finds that from 2015-2020 biopharmaceutical companies invested $1.1 billion in infrastructure in the state, creating 906,850 union labor hours. View Michigan’s labor-industry profile here: https://unionjobs.pilma.org/unionjobs/mi/