The city of Petrolina, in Pernambuco, will receive the new Mateus Group unit and the expectation is to generate a thousand jobs

Yesterday afternoon (14/07), the Mateus Group, the fourth largest wholesaler in Brazil, announced that it intends to invest, over five years, R$ 1,7 billion in businesses in Pernambuco. The company will be installed in the city of Petrolina with the opening of the first store and a distribution center in the sertanejo municipality. The expectation is that 1.000 new jobs will be opened with the undertakings. See also: Millionaire work of new refrigerator will generate 800 new jobs in Pernambuco

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Investments and jobs in Pernambuco

Confirmation of the arrival of the wholesaler group to the state of Pernambuco took place at a meeting between Mayor Miguel Coelho, Governor Paulo Câmara and businessman Ilson Mateus, at Palácio Campo das Princesas.

The business plan of the Mateus group, however, will not be restricted to the country town of Pernambuco. The conglomerate intends, after opening the ventures in Petrolina, to expand its operations to several municipalities in Pernambuco, generating thousands of direct and indirect jobs.

Expansion of the group in the city and in other states

Mayor Miguel Coelho says that the city of Petrolina will play a strategic role in the expansion plan of the Mateus group. According to him, this is great news for Pernambuco, because when they started negotiating with the Mateus group, they showed the potential of the state and how Petrolina can be important as an expansion center and logistical connection with other municipalities and states. From Sertão, the Mateus group will multiply throughout Pernambuco. Now, together with the State Government, it is time to accelerate the stages of incentives and licensing so that this large investment gets off the ground quickly and thousands of Pernambucanos have access to more services and jobs, says Miguel.

According to Miguel Coelho, the distribution center that will be installed in Petrolina will serve as a hub for stores in Pernambuco and will also be connected to the other distribution centers in the network, helping to expand business to other states, such as Ceará, Bahia and Rio Grande do Norte.

The group from Maranhão currently operates 200 projects, generating more than 40 jobs in six states in the North and Northeast. Negotiations with the company were led by Mayor Miguel Coelho in the last ten months. In Petrolina, Pernambuco, the expectation is to generate more than 1 jobs through the distribution center and a “Mix Atacarejo” unit.

See also: With R$ 1 billion in investments, a new factory in the state of Pernambuco could generate 1.000 jobs

The Government of Pernambuco proceeded with the installation of a new factory in the state. Active in the high-complexity hospital drug industry, Blau Farmacêutica will be able to implement its industrial expansion project in Brazil, in the Suape Complex, in the municipality of Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife. About R$ 1 billion can be invested in the undertaking, with the generation of 1.000 jobs.

In a meeting at the Campo das Princesas Palace with the governor of Pernambuco Paulo Câmara, the president of the Pharmaceutical Blau, Marcelo Han, estimated an investment of BRL 1 billion to set up the pharmaceutical company in Suape. He also projects the generation of a thousand direct jobs, part of them directed to hiring pharmacists. The implementation of actions, however, depends on counterparts.