Manufacturer adds 350 jobs

AVE MARIA — Arthrex plans to add 350 jobs in an additional manufacturing plant the size of nearly four football fields.

“Arthrex is a growing Florida company and hired 260 new employees in just the past year alone,” says Florida Gov. Rick Scott, in a statement announcing the new jobs. The governor was in Naples to announce the new jobs and the additional 218,000 square feet of manufacturing space at Ave Maria in eastern Collier County.

Naples-based Arthrex currently employs more than 2,000 Florida residents, the company says. The privately held firm manufactures surgical equipment for orthopedic surgeons, with more than 9,500 products it has developed.