Albemarle County biotech business expanding space, adding jobs
Albemarle County biotech business expanding space, adding jobs By Max Marcilla | February 1, 2021 at 10:39 PM EST - Updated February 1 at 11:09 PM
ALBEMARLE Co., Va. (WVIR) - A pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Albemarle County is expanding, and will soon be hiring.
Afton Scientific is expanding its Avon Court facility by 8,000 square feet and adding 20 new jobs. It says these jobs will help the areaâs economy, continue to help those who need medical treatments, and will help a wide variety of people.
âThese are openings in a biotech field that can actually be filled with people with school diplomas, manufacturing backgrounds, possibly warehouse experience,â said Carrie Chiarella, who works in human resources at Afton Scientific.