Bayer HealthCare Could Leave Morris Township

Multiple New Jersey news outlets were, on Wednesday, trumpeting the feel-good announcement that Bayer HealthCare had decided to consolidate its East Coast operations, including some 2,500 employees, in New Jersey. However, for Morris Township, where the Consumer Care division of Bayer HeathCare now has its headquarters, the news might not be quite so good. 

A press release from Bayer HealthCare said that a new location had not been chosen but that several sites of interest. Rosemarie Yancosek, a spokesperson for the company, was asked which towns were under consideration, but could reveal only that "sites in close proximity to existing facilities were being considered." A final decision, according to the release, "is expected to be made in the next few months."

Reached for comment, Mayor H. Scott Rosenbush of Morris Township said he had no further information on Bayer HealthCare's plans beyond what was included in the press release. Rosenbush acknowledged that the existing facility in Morris Township could not accommodate the consolidated workforce, but he noted that there are other sites in the Township that would be large enough. "It is my hope that the company would not leave Morris Township," Rosenbush said.

"We are very excited about the prospect of having a new site and facility that can house East Coast-based Bayer HealthCare employees from every division and function under one roof," said President and CEO Mark Trudeau, who is chairing the site-search Committee.

Bayer HealthCare, a subgroup of Bayer AG, is a leading company in the healthcare and medical products industry. The Bayer Consumer Care division, currently located in Morris Township, makes some of the most popular over-the-counter medications in the world, including Bayer Aspirin, Aleve, Alka-Seltzer, Midol, Flintstones vitamins and more.