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Colorado’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

1

million

Labor Hours Demanded

(14 trades, installation, and maintenance)

199,655

Union Labor Hours (est.)

(State union% in non-residential = 18.7%)

$5.4

million

Total Union Earnings (est.)

(Union hours times average wage)

Colorado Construction Labor Hours by Trade

Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2015-20

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9,449

Installation

3,675

Maintenance

13,125

Total hours

Largest Construction Projects

Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2015-20

Agilent Technologies Incorporated

Frederick Grassroot "Project Apothecary" Nucleic Acid APIs Manufacturing Plant

Frederick, CO

$135,000,000

2016-2019

AGC Biologics Incorporated

5550 Airport Blvd, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

Boulder Bulk Bio/Purification/Fill Finish CDMO Plant Covid Project Blizzard Upg

Boulder, CO

$100,000,000

2020-2022

Novartis Gene Therapies

Longmont, CO, USA

Longmont Clinical-Stage/Commercial Gene Therapy Plant Renovation and Expansion

Longmont, CO

$55,000,000

2019-2020

MedImmune LLC

Boulder, CO, USA

Boulder Lakecentre Clinical-Scale/Bulk Biologics Plant Upfit & Recommissioning

Boulder, CO

$25,000,000

2016-2018

KBI Biopharma Incorporated

2500 Central Ave, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

Boulder Microbial Biologics-CMO and CRO Plant Cell Therapy Production Train Add

Boulder, CO

$15,000,000

2017-2018

TOLMAR Incorporated

2500 Central Ave, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

Windsor Topical Dermatologics CMO Commercial-Scale Plant Addition/Upfit Phase II

Windsor, CO

$12,000,000

2014-2016

TOLMAR Incorporated

2500 Central Ave, Boulder, CO 80301, USA

Windsor Semisolids, Liquids, Injectables CMO Pilot Plant Addition Phase I

Windsor, CO

$8,000,000

2012-2016

Amgen Incorporated

4000 Nelson Rd, Longmont, CO 80503, USA

Longmont Aranesp Injectables Plant Closure, Dismantlement & Sale

Longmont, CO

$5,000,000

2015

Cambrex Corporation

2620 Trade Centre Ave, Longmont, CO 80503, USA

Longmont Clinical Novel Drug Manufacture & Development CDMO Plant Reno/Fit-Up

Longmont, CO

$5,000,000

2017

Agilent Technologies Incorporated

Frederick Grassroot "Project Apothecary" Nucleic Acid APIs Manufacturing Plant

Frederick, CO

Location

$135,000,000

Project Value

2016-2019

Years

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You may be surprised by the connection between Colorado’s biopharmaceutical industry and union labor. A new study finds that from 2015-2020 America’s biopharmaceutical companies invested $528 million in infrastructure in the state, creating 199,655 union labor hours. View Colorado’s labor-industry profile here: https://unionjobs.pilma.org/unionjobs/co/

Colorado’s pharmaceutical companies and the building trades unions have a surprising relationship - a new study finds that from 2015-2020 biopharmaceutical companies invested $528 million in infrastructure in the state, creating 199,655 union labor hours. View Colorado’s labor-industry profile here: https://unionjobs.pilma.org/unionjobs/co/

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