
Construction Spending in
Connecticut
Connecticut’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, 2012–17
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Industry Analysis: Connecticut
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (2017)

29
Firms

2,784
Employees

$451
million
Annual Wages
Connecticut Construction Labor Hours by Trade
Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2012–17
15,911
Installation
6,362
Maintenance
22,273
Total hours
Largest Construction Projects
Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2012–17
The Jackson Laboratory
Farmington Grassroot JAX Genomic Medicine Laboratory
Farmington, CT
300,000,000
2013-2014
Winstanley Enterprises LLC
New Haven Grassroot Downtown Crossing Biomedical Research Building
New Haven, CT
140,000,000
2013-2016
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Rgd Pharmaceutical APIS Pilot Plant Replacement Facility
Ridgefield, CT
65,000,000
2011-2013
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pharma Research Safety Assess Support Building Addition
Ridgefield, CT
42,500,000
2011-2013
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
New Haven Biopharmaceutical R&D Laboratory Addition Build-Out
New Haven, CT
30,000,000
2013-2016
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pharmaceutical Research Vivarium Expansion
Ridgefield, CT
25,000,000
2011-2014
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
Voluntown Avian Vaccine Supply Building D Addition
Voluntown, CT
13,000,000
2011-2012
Nanoviricides Incorporated
Shelton Clinical-Scale Antivirals Plant Addition
Shelton, CT
10,000,000
2013-2015
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pilot Scale Pharma Plant Rolling 3Q17 & 4Q17 Maintenance Program
Ridgefield, CT
5,000,000
2011-2014
The Jackson Laboratory
Farmington Grassroot JAX Genomic Medicine Laboratory
Farmington, CT
Location
300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
The Jackson Laboratory
Farmington Grassroot JAX Genomic Medicine Laboratory
Winstanley Enterprises LLC
New Haven Grassroot Downtown Crossing Biomedical Research Building
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Rgd Pharmaceutical APIS Pilot Plant Replacement Facility
Farmington, CT
Location
300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
New Haven, CT
Location
140,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Ridgefield, CT
Location
65,000,000
Project Value
2011-2013
Years
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pharma Research Safety Assess Support Building Addition
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
New Haven Biopharmaceutical R&D Laboratory Addition Build-Out
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pharmaceutical Research Vivarium Expansion
Ridgefield, CT
Location
42,500,000
Project Value
2011-2013
Years
New Haven, CT
Location
30,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Ridgefield, CT
Location
25,000,000
Project Value
2011-2014
Years
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
Voluntown Avian Vaccine Supply Building D Addition
Nanoviricides Incorporated
Shelton Clinical-Scale Antivirals Plant Addition
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pilot Scale Pharma Plant Rolling 3Q17 & 4Q17 Maintenance Program
Voluntown, CT
Location
13,000,000
Project Value
2011-2012
Years
Shelton, CT
Location
10,000,000
Project Value
2013-2015
Years
Ridgefield, CT
Location
5,000,000
Project Value
2011-2014
Years
The Jackson Laboratory
Farmington Grassroot JAX Genomic Medicine Laboratory
Farmington, CT
Location
300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
Winstanley Enterprises LLC
New Haven Grassroot Downtown Crossing Biomedical Research Building
New Haven, CT
Location
140,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Rgd Pharmaceutical APIS Pilot Plant Replacement Facility
Ridgefield, CT
Location
65,000,000
Project Value
2011-2013
Years
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pharma Research Safety Assess Support Building Addition
Ridgefield, CT
Location
42,500,000
Project Value
2011-2013
Years
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
New Haven Biopharmaceutical R&D Laboratory Addition Build-Out
New Haven, CT
Location
30,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pharmaceutical Research Vivarium Expansion
Ridgefield, CT
Location
25,000,000
Project Value
2011-2014
Years
Charles River Laboratories International Inc.
Voluntown Avian Vaccine Supply Building D Addition
Voluntown, CT
Location
13,000,000
Project Value
2011-2012
Years
Nanoviricides Incorporated
Shelton Clinical-Scale Antivirals Plant Addition
Shelton, CT
Location
10,000,000
Project Value
2013-2015
Years
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Ridgefield Pilot Scale Pharma Plant Rolling 3Q17 & 4Q17 Maintenance Program
Ridgefield, CT
Location
5,000,000
Project Value
2011-2014
Years