Spokane injectable-drug manufacturing and packaging company Selkirk Pharma Inc. is the latest business to set its sights on the West Plains, filing plans last week for a $30 million, 63,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
According to a predevelopment application filed with the city of Spokane, the facility will span more than six acres at 9110 W. Granite in the Pacific Northwest Technology Park just north of the Spokane International Airport, within the West Plains Airport Area Public Development Authority.
The startup was founded in 2018 and uses a VarioSys sterile filling system to fill and close vials through an automated process, according to a press release. The company has not indicated a construction timeline, but said client fills will begin by the end of next year.
A representative for Selkirk Pharma could not be reached for comment on the number of jobs the project will bring to the area. The website LinkedIn lists the company’s employee count at between 2 and 10 people.
The company seems to be seeking a variety of new hires, and jobs listed on its website include openings for quality control, project management, administration and engineering.
Spokane firm Bernardo-Willis Architects will be designing the facility.
According to the project’s draft site plan, construction will include at least 165 parking stalls and landscaping. As of Monday, July 8, project documents for a state environmental review had yet to be submitted.
Shannen Talbot can be reached at shannen@cheneyfreepress.com.
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