Medical Device Maker Arthrex, Inc. to Move Manufacturing Operations to Ave Maria; Bringing Hundreds of Jobs

A Naples-based maker of medical devices will move its manufacturing operations to Ave Maria, bringing hundreds of jobs to the new town that's rising in eastern Collier County. Arthrex plans to purchase 12 acres in Ave Maria, where it will build a new state-of-the art manufacturing plant. The new plant is expected to open in early 2009. The company will not move its main headquarters, located at Creekside Commerce Park off Immokalee Road in North Naples.