MOUNT PROSPECT, IL-A host of dignitaries, including Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn were on hand on Tuesday to officially open the new $67-million CVS Caremark Mail Service Pharmacy and Customer Center here.
The 150,000-square-foot facility will employ 400 people by the end of this year and will have the capacity to fill up to 50 million prescriptions annually. Jobs at the Mount Prospect facility will include pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, automation technicians and process improvement engineers. CVS Caremark is headquartered in Woonsocket, RI.
“We are pleased that CVS Caremark chose to build their new state-of-the-art facility right here in Illinois,” Gov. Quinn said. “Millions of our residents rely on CVS as their local pharmacy and their decision to expand in Mount Prospect will create jobs, spur more economic development and improve the health of local communities.”
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John Jordan
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