San Francisco-based McKesson Corp. has announced Thursday it plans to spend $157 million in a Texas expansion in Irving, which will bring nearly 1,000 new jobs to the region.
The health care services and information technology company had been shopping for a new regional hub for some time. Real estate sources said in February that McKesson was working a deal to fill the former NEC buildings near State Highway 161 and State Highway 114 in Irving.
McKesson plans to add at least 975 new jobs in its expansion efforts in addition to the 900 already working in North Texas.
The company went through a thorough selection process and is excited to invest and consolidate into a modern facility, said David Evangelista, a senior vice president and general manager of McKesson Financial Center.
As part of the expansion deal, the Texas Enterprise Fund gave McKesson a grant offer of $9.75 million. This is the largest such grant awarded by Gov. Greg Abbott's administration.
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