US EditionPharmaceutical Giant Eli Lilly Eli Lilly to Build $3.5 Billion Plant in Lehigh Valley, Its First in Pa.
The $3.5 billion facility will create 850 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction jobs, producing next-generation injectable weight-loss drugs including investigational retatrutide.
- Friday, Eli Lilly and Company announced a $3.5 billion manufacturing plant in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh Valley, with 850 permanent jobs, at the Da Vinci Science Center alongside Gov. Josh Shapiro and David A. Ricks.
- Lilly selected the Lehigh Valley from over 300 applications, citing proximity to STEM universities and existing infrastructure, supported by roughly $100 million in state incentives, said Governor Shapiro.
- Construction is expected to begin this year, generating about 2,000 construction jobs while the plant will manufacture injectable medicines including retatrutide and Zepbound using AI and machine learning, Lilly said.
- Officials say the investment will boost the Lehigh Valley economy with up to four dollars in activity per dollar invested and create high-value jobs with average annual pay $100,000, Lilly said.
- It is the fourth new U.S. manufacturing site Lilly has announced since February 2025, linking to commitments of at least $27 billion then and more than $50 billion since 2020.
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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly to invest $3.5B in Lehigh County
Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, left, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at a Lehigh County event on Jan. 30, 2026. Eli Lilly will be investing $3.5 billion in a new weight loss manufacturing facility, thanks in part to $100 million in state incentives. (Photo from PAcast)Indiana-based Eli Lilly announced Friday it would invest $3.5 billion to build a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Lehigh County that would create 850 new jobs in the nex…
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Drugmaker Eli Lilly announces new plant in Pennsylvania as part of broader domestic expansion
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. says it'll build a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, as the company expands domestic production and capitalizes on surging sales of obesity and diabetes treatments.
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