The Brief A Fortune 100 pharmaceutical company is building a $6.5 billion manufacturing facility in Northeast Houston. In a major development for the Greater Houston economy, Fortune 100 drugmaker Eli Lilly has announced plans for a $6.5 billion manufacturing facility at Generation Park in Northeast Harris County. This region offers top-notch talent rooted in its history in the energy, aerospace and medical industries," said Dave Ricks, Eli Lilly CEO. People from all over the world, certainly across the U.S., are coming to Houston, Texas," said Whitmire. Lilly is also collaborating with San Jacinto College on a program that will prepare students for a career in pharmaceutical manufacturing.