Arthrex Plans Official Groundbreaking in April for Ave Maria Facility

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Published on Wednesday, 21 March 2012 13:11

Arthrex is planning the official groundbreaking in April for its manufacturing facility in Ave Maria, which the company says will employ between 400 and 500 people by 2016.

Crews have been using heavy equipment for more than a month to clear the site on Oil Well Rd. and lay down the infrastructure to suppor the 190,000-square-foot structure.

"Arthrex is pleased to expand its economic diversification investments to eastern Collier County with our commitment to build a state-of-the-art surgical device and implant manufacturing facility near Ave Maria,' the company's president and founder, Reinhold Schmideing, said in a statement. "We are grateful to Barron Collier for donated land and to county government for the impact fee performance rebate - both helped facilitate this $25 million first phase investment that will provide new high-wage, high-tech, non-seasonal career opportunities for the citizens of Collier County."

Gov. Rick Scott has been invited to the official groundbreaking, and is expected to attend, according to a company official.