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

132
Firms

18,105
Employees

$2.2
billion
Annual Wages
Pennsylvania Construction Labor Hours by Trade
Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2012–17
31,926
Installation
30,218
Maintenance
62,144
Total hours
Largest Construction Projects
Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2012–17
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
West Point, PA
300,000,000
2013-2016
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Providence Biopharma R&D Campus Smart Labs Addition/Renovation
Collegeville, PA
250,000,000
2015-2018
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) Additions
Swiftwater, PA
110,000,000
2016-2019
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy CMO Plant Expansion
Philadelphia, PA
50,000,000
2015-2016
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy Manufacturing CMO
Philadelphia, PA
35,000,000
2014-2016
West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
Exton Grassroot Pharmaceutical R&D Plant
Exton, PA
29,700,000
2011-2013
Cook MyoSite Incorporated
Pittsburg (O'Hara Township) Clinical-Scale Cell Regeneration CMO Plant Addition
Pittsburgh, PA
26,000,000
2015-2016
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Merion Biopharma East Campus Bldg 40 Process Suite (Bioreactor) Expansion
King of Prussia, PA
15,000,000
2016-2016
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Influenza Vaccine Plant Dengue Vaccine Facility Addition
Swiftwater, PA
15,000,000
2014-2017
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
Warminster Biopharmaceutical RNAI Therapeutics R&D Laboratory Addition
Warminster, PA
15,000,000
2016-2017
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
West Point, PA
Location
300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Providence Biopharma R&D Campus Smart Labs Addition/Renovation
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) Additions
West Point, PA
Location
300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Collegeville, PA
Location
250,000,000
Project Value
2015-2018
Years
Swiftwater, PA
Location
110,000,000
Project Value
2016-2019
Years
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy CMO Plant Expansion
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy Manufacturing CMO
West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
Exton Grassroot Pharmaceutical R&D Plant
Philadelphia, PA
Location
50,000,000
Project Value
2015-2016
Years
Philadelphia, PA
Location
35,000,000
Project Value
2014-2016
Years
Exton, PA
Location
29,700,000
Project Value
2011-2013
Years
Cook MyoSite Incorporated
Pittsburg (O'Hara Township) Clinical-Scale Cell Regeneration CMO Plant Addition
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Merion Biopharma East Campus Bldg 40 Process Suite (Bioreactor) Expansion
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Influenza Vaccine Plant Dengue Vaccine Facility Addition
Pittsburgh, PA
Location
26,000,000
Project Value
2015-2016
Years
King of Prussia, PA
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2016
Years
Swiftwater, PA
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2014-2017
Years
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
Warminster Biopharmaceutical RNAI Therapeutics R&D Laboratory Addition
Warminster, PA
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2017
Years
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
West Point, PA
Location
300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Providence Biopharma R&D Campus Smart Labs Addition/Renovation
Collegeville, PA
Location
250,000,000
Project Value
2015-2018
Years
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) Additions
Swiftwater, PA
Location
110,000,000
Project Value
2016-2019
Years
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy CMO Plant Expansion
Philadelphia, PA
Location
50,000,000
Project Value
2015-2016
Years
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy Manufacturing CMO
Philadelphia, PA
Location
35,000,000
Project Value
2014-2016
Years
West Pharmaceutical Services Incorporated
Exton Grassroot Pharmaceutical R&D Plant
Exton, PA
Location
29,700,000
Project Value
2011-2013
Years
Cook MyoSite Incorporated
Pittsburg (O'Hara Township) Clinical-Scale Cell Regeneration CMO Plant Addition
Pittsburgh, PA
Location
26,000,000
Project Value
2015-2016
Years
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Merion Biopharma East Campus Bldg 40 Process Suite (Bioreactor) Expansion
King of Prussia, PA
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2016
Years
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Influenza Vaccine Plant Dengue Vaccine Facility Addition
Swiftwater, PA
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2014-2017
Years
Arbutus Biopharma Corporation
Warminster Biopharmaceutical RNAI Therapeutics R&D Laboratory Addition
Warminster, PA
Location
15,000,000
Project Value
2016-2017
Years