Pennsylvania

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

Major Projects ($5M+) 2019-2024

Pennsylvania Fact Sheet, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

Number of Major Projects

($5+ million) 

97

Major Project Valuation

(Any major project active
between 2019 and 2024)

$7.82 billion

Total Construction Spending

(Capital and maintenance
expenditure, 2019-2024)

$6.78 billion

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

Project OwnerProject CityStateYearsValue
Center for Breakthrough MedicinesKing Of Prussia Brownfield Multi-Phase Plasmid DNA/Viral Vector/Cell Bank CDMOKing of PrussiaPA2020-23$1,100 million
Spark Therapeutics IncorporatedPhiladelphia Brownfield Gene Therapy Innovation Center CDMO PlantPhiladelphiaPA2022-26$575 million
PIDCPhiladelphia Lower Schuylkill Biotech Campus Cgt North Expansion (3000 Market)PhiladelphiaPA2021-23$566 million
Sanofi IncorporatedSwiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) AdditionsSwiftwaterPA2016-19$425 million
Merck and Company IncorporatedWest Point Sterile Injectables/Oral Solutions Vaccines Fill/Finish Bldg Wp50 AddWest PointPA2021-23$350 million
Brandywine Realty TrustPhiladelphia Grassroot West Tower at Schuykill Yards Life Science R&DPhiladelphiaPA2021-23$287 million
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia Brownfield Life Science “The West JFK Tower” (3025)PhiladelphiaPA2021-23$287 million
University City Science Center Philadelphia One UCity Square Life Science Building AdditionPhiladelphiaPA2020-22$280 million
Keystone Redevelopment GroupPhiladelphia Brownfield Landmark “The Curtis” Redevelopment Life Science BldgPhiladelphiaPA2023-24$265 million
SkyREM LLCPhiladelphia Brownfield Quartermaster Science And Technology Park ConversionPhiladelphiaPA2023-26$250 million

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Pennsylvania

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT

Industry Analysis:

Pennsylvania

Pharmaceutical
Manufacturing

(NAICS = 325400)

Firms:

163

Employees:

20,488

Annual Wages:

$3.25 billion

Wages per Employee:

$158,671

Construction Labor Overview, 2019-2024

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Mfg and R&D

Total Labor Hours

(14 trades; installation and maintenance)

13,623,355

Union Labor Hours (est.)

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

7,779,348

Union Earnings (est.)

$309,785,930

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
Boilermaker149,12619,593168,719
Carpenter634,836159,586794,422
Electrician3,719,178535,6424,254,820
HVAC Installers376,5969,467386,063
Instrumentation Tech2,246,479194,4272,440,906
Insulator331,19347,007378,199
Ironworker323,407154,056477,463
Laborer705,56659,963765,529
Millwright515,055176,967692,022
Operator812,70945,111857,820
Painting117,38544,479161,863
Plumber + Pipefitter1,551,15556,8821,608,037
Scaffolding268,90730,969299,876
Welder229,379108,234337,614
Total11,980,9711,642,38413,623,355

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