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Demand for exchange
insurance plans strong
"These numbers demonstrate
a consistently strong demand
for the exchange and affordable
health care. They sharpen the
focus on the importance of the
Affordable Care Act and why the
federal government should be
working to improve it."
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman on the 2.3 percent increase in
residents who signed up for health insurance through
the state's insurance exchange, Access Health CT,
during the recently ended enrollment period.
Female leadership
"To be the first female CEO at
Bead after more than a century
of continuous operation isn't lost
on me."
Jill Bryant Mayer on recently
being named the first woman
CEO of Milford light electronic
contact pin maker Bead
Industries Inc., which is also the parent of Cheshire-
based McGuire Manufacturing. Bead Industries was
founded by Mayer 's great-grandfather, W. Calvin
Bryant.
Brenden Roche | Senior Marketing Coordinator, SCA Pharmaceuticals
By John Stearns
jstearns@HartfordBusiness.com
What? A company moving to Connecticut? Signifi-
cant job-growth plans?
Amid the drumbeat that Connecticut is too expensive
and financially unpredictable for many businesses (and
wealthy residents) to stomach,
Little Rock, Ark.-based SCA
Pharmaceuticals packed its bags
for the Nutmeg State, leasing a
plant in Windsor, building out
and equipping the site to meet
its production needs and open-
ing Nov. 27. It's SCA's first site
outside Arkansas.
Sure, SCA got some state
aid (who doesn't anymore),
but any company moving to
Connecticut these days, filling
142 full-time jobs (as of Jan. 2)
and planning to employ 361 by
2021, sparked our interest to learn more about SCA.
Brenden Roche, SCA's senior marketing coordinator
in Windsor, was eager to answer some questions.
SCA produces pre-filled syringes and sterile admixtures
for use in hospitals and other healthcare systems. Essen-
tially, it takes commercially available pharmaceuticals and
repackages them to customer specifications and concen-
trations. This helps hospitals improve the reliability of
their drug supply, reduce drug waste, minimize medica-
tion errors, increase their compliance with drug-prepara-
tion regulations and reduce the labor burden associated
with drug preparation, Roche said.
SCA is hiring for all positions, but its biggest needs
include pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, aseptic
assistants, cleaning, shipping, among other positions.
Why did SCA choose to open its facility in this state?
SCA services many healthcare facilities on the East
Coast. Connecticut allows us to deliver products to
those customers quicker and at reduced shipping
costs, which we can pass back to customers.
What is SCA applying its $8.5 million state loan toward?
Mostly capital equipment investments required to
open a state-of-the-art sterile compounding facility.
What's driving SCA's job growth?
Utilizing an outsourcing organization such as SCA
helps hospitals meet their demands to ensure patients
receive their medications on time and as prescribed.
What's SCA's biggest challenge operating a biosci-
ence manufacturing plant in Connecticut?
We understand that every single dose of medica-
tion we produce goes to a patient. We must have strict
procedures and practices to monitor every aspect of
our facility to ensure every single patient receives safe
medication.
What's the biggest opportunity operating in this state?
The market for sterilely compounded pharmaceu-
ticals is expanding rapidly. Connecticut gives us the
room we needed to expand as well as access to a pool
of great people.
VERBATIM
Brenden Roche,
Senior Marketing
Coordinator, SCA
Pharmaceuticals
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