Sharp Corp. Expansion Could Mean More Jobs

Pharmaceutical packaging company Sharp Corp., which announced its plans to expand its Upper Macungie plant in November, will present updated information Wednesday to the township's planning board.

Sharp, at 7451 Keebler Way, plans to add floor space to build more sterile and climate-controlled  "clean rooms," as well as remodel an adjacent 25,000-square-foot building on Keebler Way for production.

The company will present planners with a resubmission of its land development plan, an overall build out plan and its blueprint for a temporary parking lot on the property.

Sharp plans to add 10 to 12 employees to its existing 250 to 300 employees.

A decade ago, Sharp had converted a former Keebler warehouse into "clean rooms" to package medicines such as Comtrex, Sudafed and Nicorette.

According to its website, Sharp’s facility in Upper Macungie, which opened in 2004, is 180,000 square feet with 30 suites and an automated warehouse. It recently added biotech and clinical packaging suites and cold storage capability.