A little over a year after acquiring a plant formerly owned by Biovail in Dorado, Blu Caribe announced Wednesday a $2.5 million upgrade to its plant that will create 115 new jobs and allow the addition of more products to its manufacturing line in coming months.
During his participation during the last day of the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association’s 83rd annual convention Saturday, Gov. Luis Fortuño signed an executive order to create an advisory council on manufacturing issues, that will have participation from the public and private sectors.
The once manufacturing-centric town of Cidra will see another of its industrial tenants shutting down in August, as a result of Wednesday’s announcement by Ciba Vision that it will cease production of its Specialty Soft line of contact lenses there.
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