“Merck will cease production at the Cherokee manufacturing site located in Riverside, Pennsylvania in late 2025/early 2026, and permanent closure of the site is expected sometime in 2026.

The upcoming layoffs and impending closure of Merck’s Cherokee Pharamaceuticals plant in Riverside are part of delayed plans that were initially announced in 2022. Around that time, the facility ...

Though Merck is phasing out its Cherokee Plant in Riverside, the company recently acquired a parcel of land adjacent to the plant.