LESAGE, W.Va. (WOWK) — For decades, Alcon has been manufacturing products in Lesage that enhance sight and solve vision problems. And on Wednesday morning, they doubled down on their commitment to the Mountain State by cutting the ribbon on their new $60 million expansion of their Lesage facility.

Alcon is a Switzerland-based company with 17 manufacturing locations around the globe. Patrick Collier, Alcon's Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Technical Operations, said that this new expansion sets the Lesage facility ahead of the rest.

"With this upgrade, we’re able to put, what I would say is, the most state-of-the-art facility that we have in all of Alcon. It’s a significant capital investment in technology, and it really creates a wonderful environment for our employees to work

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