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Article: Alcon Plans to Expand Manufacturing Facility in West Virginia.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 8, 2008
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Alcon, Inc. (NYSE:ACL) announced that the company plans to expand its medical device manufacturing facility in Cabell County, West Virginia. The company hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on September 19, 2008 to formally mark the commencement of this important new facility. At the ceremony, West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, III, Alcon Chief Executive Officer Cary Rayment and HADCO President Gerald McDonald, among others, spoke about the impact of this expansion for the company and the community (see also Alcon, Inc.).
"Alcon is a world leader in this field and this expansion will keep them at the forefront of intraocular lens technology and manufacturing," said ...