[SeeGov Enhanced] Durham County Approves AbbVie Incentive

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The Durham Board of County Commissioners approved a performance-based incentive of up to $15.45 million Monday night for AbbVie’s planned pharmaceutical manufacturing campus, a project expected to bring 734 jobs and nearly $1.3 billion in investment to Durham County.

Commissioners also moved the long-awaited Durham County animal shelter into its design phase and honored Dr. Virginia Williams, whose participation in the 1957 Royal Ice Cream Parlor sit-in helped challenge segregation in Durham.

The AbbVie vote followed a public hearing that drew no public comments but plenty of enthusiasm from commissioners, company representatives, educators, and economic development officials.

AbbVie Picks Durham for $1.4B Manufacturing Campus

The new pharmaceutical production facility is expected to bring more than 700 jobs near Research Triangle Park.

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