Business & Tech

Pharmaceutical Company Leaves Deerfield for Glenview

Astellas Pharma's headquarters for the Americas moved from Deerfield to Glenview Monday.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) were on hand with Astella’s Pharma CEO Yoshihiko Hatanaka Monday morning to welcome the pharmaseutical giant’s new headquarters to Glenview.

The company’s headquarters for the Americas were in Deerfield but recently relocated to two six-story buildings at a new Glenview campus straddling the Northbrook border, according to the Associated Press.

Company officials doe Tokyo-based Astellas say they have added 200 employees in Illinois since 2011.

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