Frederick documents confirm major Agilent expansion plan

FREDERICK — California-based life-sciences company Agilent Technologies Inc. is planning a major expansion at its Frederick manufacturing hub.

BizWest first speculated on the company’s expansion plans, which could nearly double its Colorado workforce and nearly quadruple its physical footprint in Frederick, last week when the Colorado Economic Development Commission approved an incentive package aimed at coaxing an unnamed biotechnology company to increase its presence in the Weld County town, a capital project that the state estimates could cost upward of $784 million. 

Agilent did not confirm or deny its expansion aspirations last week. BizWest has since discovered publicly available memos submitted…