Edwards Lifesciences accepts state incentive.

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Salt Lake City-Governor Gary R.Herbert and the GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GOED) announced that EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, a global leader in the science of heart valves and critical care monitoring, has accepted the incentives offered by the State of Utah and Draper City to expand its manufacturing presence in Utah.

The expanded Draper facility has the potential to create up to 1,000 new jobs in manufacturing, business and engineering. Edwards Lifesciences currently employs approximately 225 people in Utah.

"This is a great example of what can happen, and what is happening, in Utah," says Governor Herbert, who has made growing Utah businesses a cornerstone of his economic development platform. "With its focus on technology and innovation, Edwards Lifesciences is a great addition to Utah's thriving life science industry...