Statement from President J.B. Buxton on announcement that Novartis selected North Carolina for it new site, bringing 700 jobs to the Triangle with average wages of $111,000.
It’s exciting to see Novartis choose to expand operations in Durham and Morrisville. It’s especially good to beat out Texas. Durham Tech looks forward to working with Novartis to support their expansion. Given the locations in both Durham and Wake, we stand ready to work with Wake Tech through our RTP Bio collaborative to provide Novartis with customized training and a skilled and diverse talent pipeline for their operations.