American Medicines Company (AMC) continues to work hard to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in West Virginia with a focus on Calhoun County. The Company led by Crystal Mersh aims to bring high-tech jobs into the area and revitalize the local economy by manufacturing critical medicines like those for blood pressure, diabetes, and thyroid conditions. With the recent activity over seas, it’s not hard to see how an error or intentional destruction could occur involving the pharmaceutical industries in India, China and elsewhere. Many, and in some cases all, of certain high demand medicines are manufactured outside the United States. Creating the risk of American supplies be exhausted in thirty days time and patients would be without life saving medicine.
While there is nothing certain about AMC coming to Calhoun County, It will not be for the lack of trying and the attention the AMC leaders are giving to raise awareness on the subject and shine the light on how Calhoun residents and businesses are preparing for it to come so that everything is ready to welcome AMC to the community. This opportunity will change the fabric (which has quite frankly been a little worn) to a garment of praise by offering not only the fix for an American Crisis, but will turn the community and surrounding counties into the land of opportunity for jobs and industry.
About fifty residents met at the projected location to film and capture their excitement.
An entourage of officials from om AMC, Glenville State University, West Virginia and Calhoun Government attended meetings throughout the day on Wednesday, with a final meeting of over 100 attending a dinner and discussion on the grounds of the Saundra Johnson Aquatic Center in Grantsville. businessesI enjoyed hearing the progress of AMC at the state and federal level, and getting to share our progress at the county level with them at Glenville State University yesterday morning
Senator Ben Queen, Roger Hanshaw and the Calhoun County Commission attended and participated in the discussions. Commissioner Craig Arthur was unable to attend due to his previous commitment to Vacation Bible School, but wanted his support of the project known.
Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw
Multiple AMC Officials attended, to provide information and show their support of Calhoun County who has opened the door wide for the project that will create greater than 300 high-tech jobs, with training and encourage economic growth in an area that has been stalled for decades.
Photo Album of June 25th Event (scroll left or right)
Also in attendance was lo. cal law enforcement, the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department, Minnie Hamilton and several local business owners as well as the newly elected Mayor and City Council.
An impromptu tour of the former high school was permitted showing the progress of the first floor mercantile spaces, including the location of the Restaurant, the STEM school classrooms on the second floor and the third floor that will house apartments and hotel rooms and an outdoor balcony that will be available for hosting events.
