Company that bought Procter & Gamble drug business closing Ohio office, 163 workers affected
By APWednesday, March 24, 2010
New owner of P&G drug business closing Ohio office
MASON, Ohio — The company that bought Procter & Gamble Co.’s prescription drug business has given notice it plans to close its office at a southwest Ohio facility, affecting 163 workers.
Warner Chilcott has informed the Ohio Department of Job and Family Service that its layoffs at the former P&G pharmaceutical site in Mason will begin May 31 and end by Aug. 31. A notice posted on the department’s Web site this week says an unspecified number of managers, scientists and other employees will be offered jobs elsewhere.
Warner Chilcott PLC is based in Ardee, Ireland, and has its U.S. headquarters in Rockaway, N.J. The company purchased the osteoporosis drug Actonel and the rest of Cincinnati-based P&G’s prescription portfolio last summer for $3.1 billion.
