Procter & Gamble Launching Beauty Innovation Center

Mar 23rd, 2015
Jeb Gleason-Allured

According to multiple reports, Procter & Gamble will close its Sharon Woods Innovation Center and unite its beauty and oral care technical experts in a single facility in the Mason Business Park.

The move comes as the company explores the potential spinoff of beauty brands, including the recent sale of Rochas to Inter Parfums.

  • Expansion cost: $300 million
  • Expansion size: 500,000 square feet; total post-expansion: 1.65 million square feet
  • Employees: 1,150 employees
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