Abzena, a San-Diego based life-sciences group, will open a new facility in Sanford, Gov. Roy Cooper announced April 13. The company plans to invest $213 million, locating in a 117,000 square foot building in the Central Carolina Enterprise Park. The facility, located adjacent to U.S. 1 and Colon Road in Lee County, will create 325 jobs that pay an average annual salary of more than $60,000. âWe are delighted that Abzena chose Lee County, thus helping us to grow our local life sciences industry,â said Lee County Board of Commissioners Chair Kirk Smith. âWe are blessed to be cent...