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This is a strategic business move," he stressed.The loss of nearly 300 scientific jobs at P&G will be something of a blow to regional development efforts to promote Greater Cincinnati as a hub for life sciences research.But Millikin said its decision could be good news for local research institutions that have later-stage drugs in development that present viable licensing opportunities for P&G.Millikin said it was difficult to assess how big of an overall impact the decision would have on P&G's working relationships with local medical research institutions such as the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital.Officials in Mason and at CincyTechUSA, a regional development agency for high-tech and life sciences-based jobs, couldn't be reached late Friday.

They said earlier in the week that they hadn't heard anything of P&G's plans to reduce its research activities in the field.Millikin said Mason officials were informed of the decision on Friday.

P&G is the city's largest employer.In addition to serving as the global headquarters for P&G Pharmaceuticals, the company's Health Care Research Center in Mason is also the headquarters for its Personal Health Care (non-prescription medicatio...

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