
Construction Spending in
Ohio
Ohio'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: Ohio
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing (2017)

61
Firms

5,251
Employees

$408
million
Annual Wages
Ohio Construction Labor Hours by Trade
Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2012–17
9,672
Installation
7,802
Maintenance
17,474
Total hours
Largest Construction Projects
Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2012–17
PharmaForce Incorporated
New Albany Grassroot Sterile Pharmaceutical CMO Plant
New Albany, OH
60,000,000
2010-2012
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Incorporated
Columbus Generic Liquid and Solid Dose Plant Renovation/Expansion
Columbus, OH
50,000,000
2012-2014
Forest Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Blue Ash Grassroot Branded Pharmaceutical Oral Dose Packaging and Testing Plant
Blue Ash, OH
47,000,000
2013-2014
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
West Chester API Bulk 3 Unit Addition
West Chester, OH
35,000,000
2014-2015
Alkermes Incorporated plc
Wilmington Central Nervous System Disorder Therapeutics Plant Expansion
Wilmington, OH
30,000,000
2017-2018
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Lockbourne Pharmaceutical Distribution Center Addition
Lockbourne, OH
28,000,000
2013-2014
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
Blue Ash Pharmaceutical Zipdose Oral Single Dose Plant Retrofit
Blue Ash, OH
25,000,000
2015-2015
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
Blue Ash Pharmaceutical Oral Single Dose "Zipdose" Plant Equipment Addition
Blue Ash, OH
15,000,000
2016-2017
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Columbus Generic Liquid & Oral Solid Dose CMO Packaging Building 37 Addition
Columbus, OH
15,000,000
2016-2018
Abeona Therapeutics Incorporated
Cleveland Elisa Linton Center for Rare Disease Cell Therapies Manufacturing Addition
Cleveland, OH
7,000,000
2017-2018
PharmaForce Incorporated
New Albany Grassroot Sterile Pharmaceutical CMO Plant
New Albany, OH
Location
60,000,000
Project Value
2010-2012
Years
PharmaForce Incorporated
New Albany Grassroot Sterile Pharmaceutical CMO Plant
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Incorporated
Columbus Generic Liquid and Solid Dose Plant Renovation/Expansion
Forest Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Blue Ash Grassroot Branded Pharmaceutical Oral Dose Packaging and Testing Plant
New Albany, OH
Location
60,000,000
Project Value
2010-2012
Years
Columbus, OH
Location
50,000,000
Project Value
2012-2014
Years
Blue Ash, OH
Location
47,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
West Chester API Bulk 3 Unit Addition
Alkermes Incorporated plc
Wilmington Central Nervous System Disorder Therapeutics Plant Expansion
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Lockbourne Pharmaceutical Distribution Center Addition
West Chester, OH
Location
35,000,000
Project Value
2014-2015
Years
Wilmington, OH
Location
30,000,000
Project Value
2017-2018
Years
Lockbourne, OH
Location
28,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
Blue Ash Pharmaceutical Zipdose Oral Single Dose Plant Retrofit
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
Blue Ash Pharmaceutical Oral Single Dose "Zipdose" Plant Equipment Addition
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Columbus Generic Liquid & Oral Solid Dose CMO Packaging Building 37 Addition
Blue Ash, OH
Location
25,000,000
Project Value
2015-2015
Years
Blue Ash, OH
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2017
Years
Columbus, OH
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2018
Years
Abeona Therapeutics Incorporated
Cleveland Elisa Linton Center for Rare Disease Cell Therapies Manufacturing Addition
Cleveland, OH
Location
7,000,000
Project Value
2017-2018
Years
PharmaForce Incorporated
New Albany Grassroot Sterile Pharmaceutical CMO Plant
New Albany, OH
Location
60,000,000
Project Value
2010-2012
Years
Boehringer Ingelheim Roxane Incorporated
Columbus Generic Liquid and Solid Dose Plant Renovation/Expansion
Columbus, OH
Location
50,000,000
Project Value
2012-2014
Years
Forest Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Blue Ash Grassroot Branded Pharmaceutical Oral Dose Packaging and Testing Plant
Blue Ash, OH
Location
47,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
West Chester API Bulk 3 Unit Addition
West Chester, OH
Location
35,000,000
Project Value
2014-2015
Years
Alkermes Incorporated plc
Wilmington Central Nervous System Disorder Therapeutics Plant Expansion
Wilmington, OH
Location
30,000,000
Project Value
2017-2018
Years
AmerisourceBergen Corporation
Lockbourne Pharmaceutical Distribution Center Addition
Lockbourne, OH
Location
28,000,000
Project Value
2013-2014
Years
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
Blue Ash Pharmaceutical Zipdose Oral Single Dose Plant Retrofit
Blue Ash, OH
Location
25,000,000
Project Value
2015-2015
Years
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company
Blue Ash Pharmaceutical Oral Single Dose "Zipdose" Plant Equipment Addition
Blue Ash, OH
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2017
Years
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Columbus Generic Liquid & Oral Solid Dose CMO Packaging Building 37 Addition
Columbus, OH
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2018
Years
Abeona Therapeutics Incorporated
Cleveland Elisa Linton Center for Rare Disease Cell Therapies Manufacturing Addition
Cleveland, OH
Location
7,000,000
Project Value
2017-2018
Years