Heart-valve company offered $11.5 million incentive – Edwards Life Sciences plans move to Draper, Utah, will create 1,000 more jobs over 15 years.

Edwards Lifesciences http://www.edwards.com , which announced Thursday it expects to add more than 1,000 new jobs in Draper over the next 15 years, is one of a number of Utah companies still expanding despite the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

The heart-valve manufacturer said it has accepted the state’s $11.5 million incentive package, plus $3 million in concessions from Draper where it will move next year into a 280,000-square-foot facility. The company is moving out of its crowded 75,000-square-foot facility in Midvale into the significantly larger digs, where it plans to add manufacturing and research and development positions, among other professional jobs.

Edwards LifeSciences won’t be hiring 1,000 people all at once. The jobs number is simply an estimate of the number of positions that will be added in Draper over the next 15 years. For more information about job opportunities in Utah, go to http://www.edwards.com and click on "Careers" and then "Career Opportunities."

By Lesley Mitchell

The Salt Lake Tribune

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