Eli Lilly officially announces $6.5 billion manufacturing campus in Houston

Governor Greg Abbott joined Eli Lilly and Company executives and local leaders on Tuesday in Houston to announce the pharmaceutical giant’s plans to build a $6.5 billion manufacturing campus in the city. Abbott was joined by Eli Lilly Chair and CEO David Ricks, state Representative Harold Dutton, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, and other local and state officials, as well as public health advocates.