[sfordnews] Wyeth
- From: "John S. Grispon" <discog@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:44:18 -0400
Wyeth memo: Plant to stay open
Thursday, October 15, 2009
By Journal Register News Service
UPPER PROVIDENCE — Bernard Poussot, president of Wyeth
Pharmaceuticals, sent a message out Wednesday telling employees the
township plant, which employs about 4,000 people, would remain open.
Wyeth has been purchased by Pfizer, and there was speculation that the
plant would close.
The letter, which refers to Wyeth’s “Collegeville” headquarters,
states that Pfizer expects to close the deal on the purchase of Wyeth
on Thursday, Oct. 15. While the letter does not offer specifics about
what the new company will look like, it does state that the Upper
Providence plant will remain open.
“After considerable discussion during the past several months Pfizer
has determined that Wyeth’s two headquarters facilities – Corporate
headquarters in Madison, N.J. and Pharmaceutical headquarters in
Collegeville, Pa. – will become key elements of Pfizer’s future
presence.”
State Sen. John Rafferty, R-44th Dist., state Rep. Mike Vereb, R-150th
Dist., both of Montgomery County, and state Sen. Andy Dinniman, of
Chester County, have been working closely with Wyeth in an attempt to
encourage the company to keep its headquarters in Upper Providence.
In a joint statement, the trio confirmed that the planned merger of
Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth will not result in layoffs “thanks to a strong
effort” by legislators and the administration “to keep the jobs in
Pennsylvania.”
The statement added that they were “gratified” by the Pfizer-Wyeth
decision.
The legislators worked closely with the Governor’s Action Team and the
Department of Community and Economic Development to ensure that the
jobs stayed in the commonwealth and that workers’ positions were secure.
“This is a huge victory and relief for this area, particularly as we
work to turn the economy around,” Rafferty said. “Thanks to hard work
and advocacy and cooperation with the folks from Pfizer-Wyeth, we will
ensure that workers are not impacted by the merger and that
Pennsylvania has a large presence in the company.”
Vereb added, “This was a true team effort, with legislators and the
governor working aggressively with Pfizer-Wyeth to make this a reality.”
According to the Rafferty-Vereb-Dinniman statement, Pfizer also
announced that the operations in Great Valley, Chester County and two
other sites in Collegeville, would be consolidated into the main
campus in Collegeville.
John S. Grispon
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610-948-7655
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