北卡罗来纳州：意大利Bracco投资2.3亿美元在李县桑福德建首家美国工厂，新增200个岗位
北卡罗来纳州州长 Josh Stein 10月27日在州府罗利宣布，意大利诊断成像企业 Bracco 将在北卡罗来纳州李县桑福德市投资2.3亿美元，建设其在美国的第一家生产基地，生产注射用造影剂，新增200个工作岗位。州商务厅公布的这一项目是 Bracco 在美国的首个落点，新岗位年薪资总影响预计逾2,060万美元。
Stein 说：「我很高兴欢迎 Bracco 及其投资来到北卡罗来纳州。我们在制造业、创新与劳动力发展上的长期优势，建成了让 Bracco 这样的公司有信心在此投资的强劲生态。」Bracco Imaging 副董事长兼首席执行官 Fulvio Renoldi Bracco 说：「近100年来，Bracco 只为一个目标：改善人们的生活。美国是我们最大的市场，也是我们服务的众多患者所在之地。在桑福德生产注射用造影剂，让我们的供应更贴近美国的医院与患者、更具韧性。我们选择北卡罗来纳州，看中的是它的人才与生命科学生态。」
Bracco 创立于1927年，总部位于意大利米兰，是诊断成像、造影剂与医疗器械领域的全球企业，在欧洲、亚洲与加拿大设有生产设施。新厂为无菌生产工厂，将满足注射用造影剂不断增长的需求，缩短交付时间、降低运输成本。新岗位涵盖制造、工程与技术岗位，以及支持运营、质量、仓储与行政岗位。
项目由州经济发展投资补助（JDIG）支持：州经济发展投资委员会10月27日批准向 Bracco Imaging Operations USA LLC 发放该补助，12年期内项目预计为州经济带来17.8亿美元增长，州政府可在12年内最高返还285.93万美元，且仅在商务厅与税务厅逐年核实企业达到新增岗位与投资目标后才付款。李县属州经济分级第二级，协议另要求最高31.77万美元转入州工业发展基金公用事业账户，帮助全州乡村社区升级基础设施。州参议员 Jim Burgin 与州众议员 John Sauls 均对项目落户李县表示欢迎。
North Carolina: Italy's Bracco to Invest $230 Million in First U.S. Plant in Sanford, Lee County, Creating 200 Jobs
North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced in Raleigh on October 27 that Bracco, a global leader in diagnostic imaging based in Italy, will create 200 jobs and invest $230 million to open its first U.S. manufacturing location in the Lee County city of Sanford, producing contrast media. The new positions could create a potential annual payroll impact of more than $20.6 million for the region, according to the North Carolina Department of Commerce.
'I am pleased to welcome Bracco and its investment to North Carolina,' said Governor Josh Stein. 'Our longstanding strengths in manufacturing, innovation, and workforce development have created a robust ecosystem that gives companies like Bracco the confidence to invest here.' Fulvio Renoldi Bracco, Vice Chairman and CEO of Bracco Imaging, said: 'For almost 100 years, Bracco has been guided by one purpose: improving people's lives. The United States is our largest market and home to many of the patients we serve. Producing injectable contrast media here in Sanford brings our supply closer to American hospitals and patients and makes it even more resilient. We chose North Carolina for its talent and life sciences ecosystem.'
Founded in 1927, Bracco Imaging is a multinational life sciences company headquartered in Milan, Italy, with production facilities in Europe, Asia and Canada. The new sterile manufacturing plant will support growing demand for injectable contrast media, resulting in shorter delivery times and lower transportation costs. New positions include manufacturing, engineering and technical roles, along with support operations, quality, warehousing and administrative positions.
The project is facilitated in part by a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) awarded to Bracco Imaging Operations USA LLC and approved by the state's Economic Investment Committee on October 27. Over the 12-year term of the grant, the project is estimated to grow the state's economy by $1.78 billion, and the agreement authorizes potential reimbursement of up to $2,859,300 over 12 years, paid only after the departments of Commerce and Revenue verify each year that the company has met its job creation and investment targets. Because Bracco chose a site in Lee County, classified as Tier 2 under the state's economic tier system, the agreement also calls for moving as much as $317,700 into the state's Industrial Development Fund Utility Account, which helps rural communities finance infrastructure upgrades.
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