Smith and Nephew to build $55M facility in Costa Rica

Smith and Nephew invests $55 million USD in new factory in Costa Rica (The Costa Rica Star)
Global medical equipment company Smith and Nephew inaugurated today its new factory of orthopedic devices for sports medicine in the Free Trade Zone in El Coyol, Alajuela.
The new facilities required an investment of $55 million dollars and will add close to 250 jobs to the already existent 1,700. The English firm with headquarters in London will consolidate a total of 1,950 employments in Costa Rica.
The event had the presence of Costa Rica’s President Luis Guillermo Solis, as well as company and gover...