Despite a last-ditch effort by labour and advocacy jobs groups to keep it running, a West Virginia pharmaceutical company that employed almost 1,500 people has been shuttered.
According to the Charleston Gazette-Mail, workers at the former Mylan pharmaceuticals plant in Morgantown ran out of time on Saturday.
Viatris Inc, a pharmaceutical company, stated in December that it would lay off employees by the end of July. The plant was previously owned by Mylan, a generic pharmaceutical business that combined with Upjohn last year to form the new company.
Viatris, which recently announced a 20% reduction in its global staff, is currently one of the world's leading generics manufacturers.
Workers were left scurrying to find new jobs as the big company left West Virginia, a state always attempting to attract new businesses to boost its ailing economy.
