Governor Shapiro Secures Historic $3.5 Billion Investment from Lilly to Build New, State-of-the-Art Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility in Lehigh County, Creating 850 New Jobs

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January 30, 2026- Allentown, PA

Governor Shapiro Secures Historic $3.5 Billion Investment from Lilly to Build New, State-of-the-Art Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility in Lehigh County, Creating 850 New Jobs

Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Rick Siger announced the Commonwealth has secured a $3.5 billion private-sector investment from global pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company to build a new, state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Lehigh County. Lilly's investment is the largest by a life sciences company in Commonwealth history.

Supported by $100 million in Commonwealth investment, this expansion project will create at least 850 new jobs over the next five years and continue growing Pennsylvania's robust pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.

Lilly is purchasing a site in Fogelsville. This will be the first Lilly manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania and represents a long-term commitment to the Commonwealth from one of the world's leading drugmakers.


List of Speakers:
David A. Ricks, Lilly chair and CEO
Governor Josh Shapiro
Don Cunningham, President and CEO, Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp
County Executive Josh Siegel, Lehigh County
Jeff Fleischaker, Chair, Upper Macungie Township Board of Supervisors
Paul Anthony, President, Lehigh Valley Building Trades

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