Alabama governor visits Opelika for ribbon cutting at Baxter manufacturing facility

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey attended a ribbon cutting Tuesday at the Baxter manufacturing facility in Opelika, Ala.

According to a report from the governor’s office on the city’s website the ribbon cutting recognized the completion of a significant expansion which brings the size of the Opelika facility to 400,000 square feet, roughly the size of seven football fields.

Three years ago, Baxter broke ground on the $270 million project that added four production lines and 230,000 square feet.

In 2014, there were 170 people working in the Opelika plant. The expansion will more than double that number with more than 350 employees.

Baxter, which has workers worldwide, provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products including home, acute and in-center dialysis, sterile IV solutions, infusion systems and devices, surgery products, anesthetics, and pharmacy automation software.

This story was originally published August 29, 2017 at 4:31 PM with the headline "Alabama governor visits Opelika for ribbon cutting at Baxter manufacturing facility."