Overview
- Global drugmaker UCB, which announced Tuesday it chose Rowen in Gwinnett County, will build its first U.S. biologics plant.
- The campus will span about 460,000 square feet on 79 acres, and UCB plans to use AI, robotics, and automation in production.
- Design and construction are slated to run six to seven years, with officials projecting more than 1,000 construction jobs during buildout.
- Gwinnett County committed roughly $174 million in tax breaks, fee waivers, and infrastructure work, and AP reports average pay above $72,000 with possible state tax credits.
- Leaders call it the largest capital investment in county history, with a projected $5 billion economic impact and a goal of anchoring a new life‑sciences hub near Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia.