BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has announced a $200 million investment in the company’s facilities in Nebraska that will create 300 new jobs statewide.
The announcement brings BD's commitment to invest more than $340 million in its Nebraska facilities in the past two years alone. In addition to the new investments in Columbus, BD invested $100 million in 2016 in its Holdrege facility and over $40 million in equipment, facility upgrades and infrastructure improvements in the company's manufacturing facility in Broken Bow.
"BD has been a part of growing Nebraska since 1949, and today marks yet another historic milestone for the company and its commitment to our state," said Gov. Pete Ricketts, Governor of Nebraska.
Gov. Ricketts added, "With more than 300 diverse job openings across BD facilities in Columbus, Holdrege and Broken Bow, there are many tremendous career opportunities for Nebraska's skilled workforce. This is an exciting day for the State of Nebraska and we are grateful to BD for their continued investment as they advance the world of health."
Nebraska has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the US and to achieve this significant hiring goal, programming support and partnership by the state will focus on continued housing development, workforce training and recruitment efforts heavily focused on the Veterans community and transitioning service members, ripe with engineering backgrounds.
Jim Borzi, executive vice president and chief supply chain officer of BD, commented, "The ongoing public-private partnership between BD and the State of Nebraska has been extraordinary and is a testament to the rapid expansion across BD's footprint in Nebraska."