"Everybody who works here knows someone in the community, everyone in the community knows someone who works here. "It's not just a factory, we're part of a broader community," he said. Officials said a majority of the workers live within 25 mile radius of the plant. In October, Bayer officials celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Myerstown facility. "The fact is that we've put a lot of stuff in a tight building now, so this will be an opportunity for us to streamline the operations, make them a little more straight forward." "With Myerstown having grown over 75 years in some of the buildings we have, we've built some additional buildings," he said. Some equipment will be moved from the existing building once the new addition is finished, but Sullivan said that the point of the new building is to expand. In 2021, the facility manufactured 14.1 billion tablets, 3.9 million liquid liters and 169.1 million packaged units of product on site, Bayer officials said in a news release. Residents displaced: Dozens displaced in Lebanon City after apartment complex ceiling collapseĢ022 Mid-term Elections: 93-year-old Cleona poll worker continues more than 60 years of service So it does open up the opportunity over a long period of time to be continually expanding." "We have 60 acres of land, and we're only using a fraction of that land right now. "Building a $43 million building is an anchor activity," Sullivan said. On average, employees who work at the facility stay there for 15 years. The current site is spread over 68 acres with over half a million square feet of manufacturing space. More than 630 full-time Bayer employees operate out of the Myerstown facility which manufactures over the counter brands that include aspirin, Aleve and Claritin, according to officials.
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