A major pharmaceutical company is expanding its presence in southeast Wisconsin.

Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. closed on the purchase of a Kenosha County facility Wednesday, paying $40.8 million for an industrial building on 21.6 acres at 10121 136th Ave. in the village of Bristol, state records show.

The warehouse, which was built almost a year ago, spans around 325,000 square feet, according to Jim Purinton of Illinois-based Janko Group LLC, which sold the site to Eli Lilly.

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