St. Jude To Expand Facility In Plymouth

What will an additional 275,000 square feet of space do for the global medical device company St. Jude Medical Inc.?

It streamlines and allows for growth for its cardiovascular division operations, said Frank J. Callaghan, president of the St. Jude Medical Cardiovascular Division.

“Because many of the future growth opportunities for St. Jude Medical are expected to arise from devices in the Cardiovascular Division, we’re excited to develop a Plymouth Campus that will not only help streamline operations and business activities, but also bring employees together under one roof,” Callaghan said. “This expansion is viewed as a consolidation and space solution for the company, but also acknowledges a need for adequate space to house our growing business in the years ahead.”

The company announced plans to expand its presence in Plymouth, Minn. with a construction project designed to expand its current facilities and consolidate operations for the company’s Cardiovascular Division.

The St. Jude Medical board of directors recently approved plans to add a three-story portion to its existing Plymouth building located at 5050 Nathan Lane, consolidating the company’s current Cardiovascular Division leased locations in Minnetonka and Maple Grove with existing operations at the site.

The company expects the new addition's construction to be completed during 2013.

Designs for the Plymouth campus capture the look and feel of other St. Jude Medical buildings, including the company’s Corporate headquarters in St. Paul as well as other new buildings in Brazil and Costa Rica. In line with those facilities, the expansion is expected to incorporate environmentally responsible and sustainable design. St. Jude Medical has also planned for long-term growth at the Plymouth campus with additional site upgrades that can be added at a later date. The Company’s headquarters and Atrial Fibrillation Division site in Little Canada can also be expanded in the future.

The current building in Plymouth has 205,000 square feet of space located on 26 acres of land. The site formerly served as the headquarters of AGA Medical, a company acquired by St. Jude Medical in 2010.

St. Jude Medical recently submitted expansion plans to the city of Plymouth that will come up for approval at the Jan. 24 City Council meeting. Once the expansion plans have been reviewed and appropriate approvals are in place, the company hopes to start construction as early as February this year.

(Editor's Note: The preceding information came from a St. Jude Medical press release.)