Manhattan region chose for $650 million plant with 500 jobs
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MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and other officials say a biomanufacturing firm will build a $650 million plant that will bring hundreds of jobs to the Manhattan region. Kelly said Monday that Scorpion Biological Services, based in San Antonio, Texas, is planning to bring 500 jobs to the region within seven years. The plant helps to develop vaccines to respond to global biological threats. The project still requires local, county and state approvals for incentive packages. The plant will help develop vaccines to respond to global biological threats, and provide development, manufacturing, and bioanalytical testing services for medicines on a commercial level.