Clayton NC To Get 259 Jobs With Talecris 259 Million Expansion To Clayton Plant.
Clayton will benefit from the news that Biotechnology firm Talecris Biotherapeutics plans to expand it's existing operation with a 259 million dollar expansion.
Talecris which is located on Hwy 70 just outside Clayton already employs approx 1,500 people at it's plant which develops and produces critical care treatments for people with life-threatening disorders in a variety of therapeutic ways.
The construction work which will create many jobs is expected to begin next spring and take up to five years to complete. The jobs created will pay an overall annually average salary of $51,000,higher than the county average.
The Governor of North Carolina Beverly Perdue was on hand in Clayton yesterday to make the announcement along with US Rep. Bob Ethridge and city and county officials, like councilman Alex Harding.
Talecris officials stated the quality of the work force in Clayton and the proximity to the areas major universities played a key role in their decision to expand here versus other area's of the country.
Clayton is home to the largest number of pharmaceutical jobs in the state, Hospira and Novo Nordisk also having plants here. Johnston Community College provides classes to help individuals learn the skills needed to gain work in this rapidly growing field.
So what else does Clayton have to offer? Well if you turn left n Hwy 70 from the Talecris Plant you will be at the beach in a little over two hours.
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Affordable housing with great schools, as reported in Business Week, subdivisions like.
Flowers Plantation
And there are many more, the close proximity to 
Raleigh, Research Triangle Park and Raleigh Durham International Airport, good roads, hospitals and a mild climate, not to mention the tons of golf courses are some of the reasons Clayton is attractive to a lot of people.
