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Governor Shapiro and DCED Sec. Siger Announce Expansion of Eurofins Laboratories, Creating New Jobs

Published December 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:20

At the same time, we've made strategic investments in economic development to have the resources to be able to help a company like Eurofins. And folks are noticing. Site Selector magazine named us the top state in the Northeast for economic competitiveness. Forbes rated us one of the best states in the entire country to start a business. And a Moody's analysis just found that Pennsylvania has the only growing economy in the entire northeastern part of the United States. (09:20–09:25)

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“Eurofins is now ready to expand again and get even larger, investing $147 million in this site right outside those windows there to build a…”
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“In the process of their expansion, they're not only going to retain their 3,000 jobs statewide, they're going to create 250 more great…”
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“Our administration, under the leadership of the great secretary Rick Seiger, who you will hear from in a moment, are investing more than $2…”
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“We created the first Commonwealth wide economic development strategy in nearly two decades.”
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“Our Pennsylvania colleges and universities rank fourth in the nation in life sciences R and D spending.”
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“Site Selector magazine named us the top state in the Northeast for economic competitiveness.”
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“We've got the only growing economy in the north, in east.”
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