Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, members of the select board, and other town officials were on hand Thursday to help the Gillette Co. break ground on a 200,000-square-foot expansion at its 150-acre Andover campus on Burtt Road.
“The company’s continued investment reflects a strong commitment to innovation, job creation, and long-term economic vitality in the region,” the town said in a Facebook post.
Gillette parent company Proctor & Gamble said in October 2023 it was moving about 450 manufacturing jobs to Andover from its South Boston headquarters. The South Boston facility is keeping 750 corporate, engineering and research and development jobs as part of a plan to redevelop 30 acres overlooking the Fort Point Channel the company owns.
The reorganization will bring Gillette’s total Andover workforce to about 650 employees while ending more than a century of razor manufacturing in South Boston.