# Cepheid wins $18M tax exemption for expansion in California

Cepheid received an $18 million sales tax exemption from CAEATFA for a large CAPEX investment in the San Joaquin Valley and SF Bay Area. Construction of a mega-factory in Lodi has begun.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-03-16
- Where: Lodi, California and Sunnyvale, California, United States
- Value: $18.0M
- Status: under construction
- Products: molecular diagnostic testing systems, COVID-19 tests
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Cepheid](https://endata.com/companies/19924.md)

## Sources

- [herreracompany.com](https://www.herreracompany.com/news/cepheid-wins-18-million-sales-tax-exemption-from-ceaetfa/), 2020-03-16: "The CAEATFA award was unanimously approved and construction of a mega-factory in Lodi has begun."

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