Schwan will consolidate its U.S. operations in Murfreesboro, TN, creating 250 jobs.

Schwan Cosmetics USA has announced that the company will consolidate its U.S. operations by building a new facility in Murfreesboro, TN. The mid-Tennessee plant will merge Schwan Cosmetics’ Cosmolab facility in Lewisburg, TN and its Schwan Cosmetics USA facility in Piscataway, NJ. The cosmetics manufacturer says the plant represents an investment of $38 million and will create 250 new jobs over the next five years. Total employment will reach 450 as more than 200 jobs will transfer from the Lewisburg facility. The new campus is scheduled to open during the first half of 2015.