Oregon

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Major Projects ($5M+) 2019-2024

Oregon Fact Sheet, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

Number of Major Projects

($5+ million) 

14

Major Project Valuation

(Any major project active
between 2019 and 2024)

$454 million

Total Construction Spending

(Capital and maintenance
expenditure, 2019-2024)

$524 million

Largest Construction Projects, Pharmaceutical and Biotech Manufacturing and R&D, 2019-2024

Project OwnerProject CityStateYearsValue
Genentech (Roche USA) IncorporatedHillsboro Biopharmaceutical Fill/Finish-Technical Ops Plant “Inest” Building AddHillsboroOR2019-21$170 million
Patheon, by Thermo Fisher ScientificBend Pre-Clinical Oral Solid Doses & Powders CDMO Building AdditionBendOR2022-23$75 million
Twist Bioscience Corporation Wilsonville Brownfield Synthetic DNA “Factory of the Future” PlantWilsonvilleOR2021-23$50 million
Lonza Bend Research - Bend Solid Oral Dose and HPAPI Development Plant AdditionBend Solid Oral Dose and HPAPI Development Plant AdditionBendOR2017-19$35 million
Seran Bioscience LLCBend Oral Solid Dose, Powders, Spray Drying, APIS CMO Plant AdditionBendOR2021-23$25 million
Twist Bioscience CorporationWilsonville Synthetic DNA-Based Products Plant Renovation and Fit-UpWilsonvilleOR2024-25$25 million
Lonza Bend Research - Bend APIS Drug Formulation Solid Oral Dose Critical Utilities Building AdditionBend APIS Drug Formulation Solid Oral Dose Critical Utilities Building AdditionBendOR2024-26$15 million
ActylisEugene Brownfield Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients CMO PlantEugeneOR2021-22$14 million
Summit Development Group Portland Eastside Innovation Bioscience Incubator 808 Wetlab AdditionPortlandOR2019-21$12 million
Lonza Bend Research - Bend Solid Oral Dosage CMO Plant Laboratory Building RenovationsBend Solid Oral Dosage CMO Plant Laboratory Building RenovationBendOR2024-25$10 million

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Oregon

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT

Industry Analysis:

Oregon

Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing

(NAICS = 325400)

Firms:

98

Employees:

1,198

Annual Wages:

$85 million

Wages per Employee:

$70,917

Construction Labor Overview, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

Total Labor Hours

(14 trades; installation and maintenance)

1,053,715

Union Labor Hours (est.)

(Estimated state union% in non-residential blue-collar construction trades = 50.7% )

490,883

Union Earnings (est.)

$21,456,546

Data Sources

Pharmaceutical and biotech industry data (projects, spending, labor hours demanded) from Industrial Information Resources (IIR). State industry employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW) using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). State union percent in non-residential construction calculated by dividing union members in construction (unionstats.com) by blue-collar QCEW employment in nonresidential construction firms in 2019 (assumes union density equals zero in residential construction; blue-collar percentage from NAICS=23 using the BLS Occupational Employment Statistics series). Note: Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry statistics (above) do not represent the entirety of the pharmaceutical and biotech industry featured in this study. Most significantly, in addition to NAICS 325400 (“Pharmaceutical Manufacturing”), other industry jobs comprise a subset of NAICS 541700 (“Scientific R&D Services”).

Construction Labor Overview, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

InstallationMaintenanceTotal
Boilermaker10,8982,14013,038
Carpenter43,39317,42863,820
Electrician271,79258,495330,287
HVAC Installers26,3091,053d27,362
Instrumentation Tech164,16921,232185,402
Insulator24,2035,13329,336
Ironworker23,63416,82440,458
Laborer51,5626,54858,110
Millwright37,63919,32656,965
Operator59,3924,92664,318
Painting8,5784,85713,436
Plumber + Pipefitter113,3566,212119,568
Scaffolding19,6513,38223,033
Welder16,76311,82028,582
Total874,339179,3751,053,715

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