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Washington DC & Mid-Atlantic  + Pennsylvania  + Industrial  |  November 13, 2026
Jasmine Kilman
By: Jasmine Kilman

Eli Lilly Breaks Ground on $3.5B Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Campus

Eli Lilly and Company broke ground on a $3.5 billion manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.

The site is one of 10 new U.S. manufacturing sites announced since 2020, and one of four dedicated to injectable medicines and devices. Part of the company’s $50 billion push to expand medicine production in the U.S., the Lehigh Valley site will add capacity for the next generation of treatments.

The new facility will create 850 high-wage jobs along with approximately 2,000 construction jobs as the site is built and brought online. The Lehigh Valley site, located in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania, is expected to be operational by 2031.

“Today marks another historic milestone in Pennsylvania’s thriving life sciences sector and reinforces my Administration’s commitment to advancing innovation, strengthening the economy, and creating good-paying jobs across the Commonwealth,” said Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro.

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About Jasmine Kilman

Jasmine Kilman is Content Director of Connect Commercial Real Estate, covering Chicago and greater Chicagoland, the Midwest, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest. She covers industry trends, transaction deals, market research, and produces daily news stories. With experience in marketing and communications for academic nonprofits and corporate clients, including Hearst Media, Hilton, and Coldwell Banker, Kilman has written about commercial real estate, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), technology, healthcare, and philanthropy. She was born and raised in California and graduated with a degree in public relations. In her spare time, Kilman enjoys hiking and traveling to new locations with her family.
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