Teva Pharmaceuticals nixes plan for Somerton distribution center
Teva’s North American distribution center was one of the largest developments on the horizon for Philadelphia.
The new facility at 1 Red Lion Rd. in Somerton was supposed to be huge –more than 1 million square feet. It had been expected to house 400 workers to fill 200 jobs that would have moved to Philadelphia from elsewhere in Pennsylvania as well as 200 new jobs.
Now all that is up in the air, after Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter got a call on Monday from the company.
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