03/06/2014

US Multinational Expansion Creates 175 Jobs In Sligo

One hundred and seventy five new jobs have been created in Sligo following an €85m investment by US multinational AbbVie.

The biopharmaceutical firm has expanded its Sligo plant, at which it is working on products that address "some of the world's most complex diseases".

The company, which employs around 25,000 worldwide and 400 in Ireland, has created an additional 175 new jobs at the expanded facility.

(MH/IT)

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