阿肯色州：肾脏护理公司Vantive投资1亿美元扩建茫坦霍姆厂区，四年新增至多175个岗位
肾脏护理企业Vantive 10月27日在阿肯色州巴克斯特县茫坦霍姆市（Mountain Home）宣布，将投资1亿美元扩建其当地工厂并升级设施，未来四年新增至多175个就业岗位，其中第一年先增75个。阿肯色州州长萨拉·赫卡比·桑德斯（Sarah Huckabee Sanders）与州、市官员到场与公司高管和员工共同宣布了这一消息。
Vantive是一家在肾脏护理领域有70年创新历史的生命器官治疗企业，其茫坦霍姆工厂为全球患者生产居家透析产品。公司表示，扩建将提升产能，以满足全球对相关疗法不断增长的需求。
Vantive首席执行官克里斯·托特（Chris Toth）说：「这是茫坦霍姆市、Vantive以及我们所服务的全球患者共同的一个激动人心的里程碑。我们的投资建立在与这个社区长期的伙伴关系之上，也体现了我们对茫坦霍姆团队的信心。随着疗法需求持续增长，这次扩建将提升产能、创造新岗位，并帮助确保全球患者能用上他们赖以生存的居家透析产品。」
桑德斯说：「Vantive正是我们希望成为阿肯色社区基石的那种企业：它在改善患者生活的同时，也投资于推动其成功的人。这项投资是Vantive推进肾脏护理承诺的一次飞跃，同时为阿肯色人扩大机会，并在未来多年强化茫坦霍姆市的劳动力与经济。」该公告由阿肯色州经济发展委员会（AEDC）与公司共同发布。
Arkansas: Vantive Announces $100 Million Investment in Mountain Home Facility, Creating Up to 175 Jobs
Vantive, a vital organ therapy company with a 70-year legacy of kidney care innovation, announced on October 27 a new $100 million investment to expand and modernize its facility in Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas, creating up to 175 new jobs over the next four years, starting with 75 in the first year. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Vantive executives, team members and state and local officials at the Mountain Home facility for the announcement.
The Mountain Home plant produces home dialysis products relied on by patients around the world. The company said the expansion will increase capacity as demand for its therapies continues to grow.
"This is an exciting milestone for Mountain Home, for Vantive, and for the patients we serve around the world," said CEO Chris Toth. "Our investment builds on our longstanding partnership with this community and reflects our confidence in the exceptional Mountain Home team. As demand for our therapies continues to grow, this expansion will increase our capacity, create new jobs, and help ensure that patients worldwide have access to the home dialysis products they rely on."
"Vantive represents the kind of business we want as a cornerstone of Arkansas communities: one that improves patients' lives while investing in the people who drive its success," Sanders said. "This investment is a leap forward in Vantive's commitment to advancing kidney care while simultaneously expanding opportunity for Arkansans and strengthening Mountain Home's workforce and economy for years to come." The announcement was released jointly with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
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