One pharmaceutical company continues to contribute hundreds of millions of dollars to the local economy, supporting thousands of Arizona nursing jobs and other healthcare-related positions in the process.

A recent study from the University of Missouri-St. Louis College of Business Administration found that Express Scripts employed 1,700 Arizona residents last year. The company supports 2,665 direct and indirect jobs, including many RN jobs Arizona, and contributes more than $226 million to the local economy.

St. Louis-based Express Scripts operates two facilities in Arizona that provide high-tech home delivery pharmacy services, prescription processing operations, and a patient care contact center. The company serves numerous commercial clients and the U.S. Department of Defense TriCare program from these locations.

“We are proud of our role as a key employer in Arizona, and especially pleased to be able to serve the Department of Defense from this site,” Jen Pein, vice president and general manager of pharmacy operations for Express Scripts, said in a statement. “We appreciate the support we have received from the state and the business environment of Arizona.”

The report further found:

  • The company generates about $8.4 million in local and state taxes each year.
  • Out-of-town employees spent $350,000 on food and lodging in Arizona.
  • New capital investment should increase by 125 percent to $5.4 million this year.
  • If spending and wages increase by 2 percent each year, Express Scripts will produce $2.4 billion in economic benefits throughout Arizona during the next 10 years.

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