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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Cook Pharmica Plans $28 Million Expansion In Bloomington, Indiana

07/21/2015
Cook Pharmica, a privately-held contract development and manufacturing organization serving the biopharmaceutical industry, plans to expand its operations center in Bloomington, Indiana. The company plants to create up to 70 new jobs by 2020.

The company, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Cook Group, will invest $28 million to renovate and equip its facility in Bloomington, which is built on the grounds of the former RCA television assembly plant.

With the addition of an additional drug product line, the company will fill drug product into syringes, vials, both liquid and lyophilized, and cartridges for Cook Pharmica’s clients. Readiness activities for the new line have already begun, with plans to have the new line operating in early 2017.

“Cook was founded in Bloomington more than a half century ago, and we are thrilled to continue our company’s deep connection with the state of Indiana and the city of Bloomington,” said Tedd Green, President of Cook Pharmica. “Working with our partners at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and the city of Bloomington, this expansion will continue Cook’s commitment to providing world-class biopharmaceutical manufacturing services to customers here and around the world.”

As an incentive, Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered Cook Pharmica, LLC up to $275,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $400,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. These incentives are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. The city of Bloomington approved additional incentives at the request of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation.

“With a $59 billion economic impact in Indiana, the strength of our life sciences industry has a tremendous effect throughout the state,” said Governor Mike Pence. “Here in Indiana, we’re passionate about developing products that make our world a healthier place. We offer the business environment companies like Cook Pharmica need to thrive and in turn, create excellent jobs for Hoosiers.”

"Cook Pharmica is an economic force in Bloomington, attracting continued national and international recognition of our life sciences sector,” said Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan. “Cook Pharmica's commitment to expansion in equipment, site improvements and workforce and the city's support through this tax abatement will further solidify the appeal of Bloomington to a talented workforce, attract additional private sector investment and increase the awareness of Bloomington’s economic strengths internationally.”

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