# Boston Scientific to invest $10M and hire 170 in Dorado, Puerto Rico

Boston Scientific is moving production from Valencia, California to its Dorado plant, investing $10 million and hiring 170 employees by 2018. The expansion includes a new clean room for neuromodulation devices.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-08-31
- Where: Dorado, PRI
- Value: $10.0M
- Jobs: 170
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: announced
- Products: neuromodulation devices, deep brain stimulation systems, spinal cord stimulation systems
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Boston Scientific](https://endata.com/companies/15966.md)

## Sources

- [elvocero.com](https://www.elvocero.com/economia/boston-scientific-muda-operaci-n-a-puerto-rico/article_3a153874-8e00-11e7-84c6-23fb7213363b.html), 2017-08-31: "Martin said that he considers investing $10 million and hiring 170 employees in or before 2018."
- [newsismybusiness.com](https://newsismybusiness.com/boston-scientific-dorado/), 2017-08-31: "High-tech medical devices manufacturer Boston Scientific is investing $10.5 million and creating 100 new jobs at its Dorado plant, company and government officials confirmed Wednesday."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.