# Edwards Lifesciences invests $100M to expand Costa Rica plant with 500 jobs

Edwards Lifesciences opened a new $100 million facility of 274,000 square feet at La Lima Industrial Park in Cartago, Costa Rica, adding 500 jobs by the end of 2020. The building joins an existing plant in the same park to expand production of finished cardiac implantable products.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-10-10
- Where: Cartago, Costa Rica
- Value: $100.0M
- Jobs: 500
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 274,000 square feet
- Products: heart valves, cardiac implantable products
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Edwards Lifesciences](https://endata.com/companies/5656.md)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cinde-announces-edwards-lifesciences-invests-100-million-to-expand-its-operations-in-costa-rica-300936828.html), 2019-10-10: "expanded its presence in Costa Rica with a $100 million investment and the addition of 500 new jobs by the end of 2020"

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