January 9, 2026

Johnson & Johnson says it will make an additional multibillion dollar investment in the City of Wilson. According to the company, the project is estimated to create up to 500 new jobs at a state-of-the-art drug product manufacturing facility that will help deliver transformational medicines for oncology and neurological diseases.
The project announced today marks the second time in just over a year that Johnson & Johnson has selected the City of Wilson, renowned life sciences cluster as the ideal place to help meet its goal of manufacturing the majority of its advanced medicines in the U.S. to support the needs of U.S. patients. In October 2024, J&J announced its first project in Wilson, a $2 billion investment that will create 420 jobs on a pharmaceutical manufacturing campus for innovative biologics. Construction of that facility is underway, and the company reports it is already ramping up the hiring of advanced manufacturing employees.
J&J’s new Wilson project will be supported by an expected legislative appropriation of $12 million to expand the training center at Wilson Community College. A grant from the state’s Industrial Development Fund – Utility Account is also expected.