(NAFB) – Syngenta has selected its current campus location on Swing Road in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the place to redevelop its North American Crop Protection headquarters.

The announcement follows a comprehensive assessment of the company’s future needs and multiple site options in North Carolina and several other states. The company intends to build a more than 100,000 square-foot office building to connect with its existing laboratory facility on the north side of the 70-acre campus. Plans also include a complete renovation of the lab facilities. The new workspace will support approximately 650 employees and 100 contract workers.

“The Syngenta family in Greensboro has been part of the fabric of this community for many decades,” says Vern Hawkins, president of Syngenta Crop Protection. “It’s our goal to remain in Greensboro for many years to come.”

Construction will begin on the new building later this year. The entire project will take about three years to complete. The redeveloped headquarters will include contemporary work and conference spaces, health, wellness, and fitness centers, a cafeteria, auditorium, coffee areas, and many other amenities.