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CVS Health is expanding its operations at the Hanover Township facility, and the project will lead to creating and retaining 912 jobs in Luzerne County.

The health solutions company will be investing $4.9 million for renovating and repurposing a 13,000-square-foot distribution center located at 1 Great Valley Blvd. in Hanover, a recent news release from Gov. Tom Wolf’s office said. The new operation at the facility will be for prescription drug sorting, handling and packaging.

“It’s a big win for Pennsylvania when a nationally-renowned company like CVS Health expands operations in the commonwealth,” Wolf said in the release. “This project is going to create and retain good, family-sustaining jobs for folks in Luzerne and Somerset counties.”

CVS Health works with more than 300,000 colleagues nationwide; including 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and practitioners. 

“Our new pharmacy distribution facility will expand our operations capabilities and provide meaningful work to hundreds of Pennsylvanians,” David Dederichs, executive director, Government Affairs, CVS Health; said in the release.

The project was made possible through the Governor’s Action Team (GAT), which is composed of economic professionals from around Pennsylvania who report to the governor and work with businesses that are expanding or locating to Pennsylvania. Wolf has invested approximately $18 billion through GAT over the past seven years, supporting 432 projects while creating 48,500 new jobs and retaining 145,500 more.

Through the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), CVS Health received a funding proposal of $192,000 in a Pennsylvania First grant. The company also received a workforce development grant of $100,000 for training new workers. There will be 64 new jobs created and 848 jobs retained between the Somerset and Hanover Township facilities.

“We’re thrilled that DCED and the Governor’s Action Team could play a role in this expansion project,” DCED acting Secretary Neil Weaver said in the release. “We look forward to CVS Health growing their footprint in Luzerne and Somerset counties and providing the region with more good jobs.”