Maine Town Could Get 1,200 Jobs Producing Coronavirus Tests

One company is set to employ a large number of people in Maine to produce inexpensive coronavirus tests. Abbott Laboratories has 800 employees between a lab and manufacturing plant in Scarborough and another plant in Westbrook, but it plans to hire an additional 1,200 employees in Westbrook — 300 permanent and 900 temporary, according to the Portland Press Herald.

One company is set to employ a large number of people in Maine to produce inexpensive coronavirus tests. Abbott Laboratories has 800 employees between a lab and manufacturing plant in Scarborough and another plant in Westbrook, but it plans to hire an additional 1,200 employees in Westbrook — 300 permanent and 900 temporary, according to the Portland Press Herald.…