Boston Scientific Corporation (JOBS) to Close Plant, Send 1,400 Jobs to Costa Rica
Medical-products manufacturer Boston Scientific will close its plant in Doral, Fla., eliminating 1,400 jobs by 2012, Miami-Dade economic development officials said Friday. The company is transferring the plant's work to a vacant facility in Costa Rica, where labor costs are much lower, said Frank Nero, president of the Beacon Council, Miami-Dade County's economic development agency.