Pharmaceutical company breaks ground on Albemarle facility, expected to create over 200 jobs

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — An official groundbreaking was held on Monday for a new Afton Scientific biopharmaceutical facility located in Charlottesville.

The ceremony took place on Monday, Sept. 29, to mark the beginning of construction for the 285,000-square-foot facility, which is expected to create over 200 new jobs, per a release.

Key stakeholders were in attendance, including Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, as well as several officials with Albemarle County and members of the Afton Scientific team…

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