Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company —or Lilly— announced its plans to build a $6.5 billion manufacturing facility at Generation Park at a news conference Sept. 23.

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Lilly officials said the site will bring 615 jobs to the area, including positions for engineers, scientists and lab technicians.

Generation Park, a 4,300-acre master-planned community in northeast Houston, was selected through an application process based on criteria including workforce potential, local incentives, access to utilities and transportation, and a favorable business environment.

Lilly officials also said they expect to create 4,000 construction jobs in the area as the site build takes off.

“I think our site will change the face of the northeast side of Houston ... but [Lilly] will a

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