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Hill Dermaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company based in Sanford, has filed a pre-application to construct a new 80,000-square-foot factory near the Orlando Sanford International Airport.

The proposed facility would rise on property directly next to Hill Dermaceuticals’ current location at 2650 Mellonville Avenue, mere feet from nearby airport hangars. Sanford-based Shoemaker Construction has been tabbed for development of the site.

At a pre-application meeting with the city on Tuesday, Hill Dermaceuticals executive vice president Jeff Tabatabai said the company has been at its current location for nearly three decades and a new facility would ensure it remains in the city for the foreseeable future.

“We’re excited about this project here to m

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