Boston Scientific's presence in Minnesota continues to grow, as the biotechnology company opened a new facility in Maple Grove Monday morning.

It's the latest addition to the company's $12 billion business operations in the state.

"Today in the state of Minnesota we employ about 10,000 people," said Joe Fitzgerald, executive vice president of Boston Scientific. "If you look from today and look forward a couple years, we'll be 2,000 teammates in the Arbor Lakes campus. So this facility will clearly support our next phase of growth and our ability to bring new technologies and new jobs to Minnesota."

The 400,000-square-foot Arbor Lakes office building and laboratory, located along Interstate 694, will be a nerve center for the company known for making stents, pace makers and heart monitors, among other devices your doctor or surgeon may rely on for your care.

"This is part of our long-term strategic vision," said Brad Sorenson, Boston Scientific's executive vice president of global operations. "We're excited about all of the high-tech positions this brings, [research and development] capabilities I think literally second to none when you see the facility, but it's also good to think that this enables down the road, just a few miles, a massive expansion to our manufacturing footprint as well."

Of course this isn't just a Boston Scientific story. More importantly, it's a Maple Grove story. Boston Scientific executives also teased more distribution and manufacturing growth in the city, but it's not a one-way street. The jobs are coming, and local leaders are confident the schools can prepare the next generation of workers to fill those positions.

"I know that they are excited to find new and inventive opportunities to explore working together with local businesses and those types of partnerships, and I have no doubt that they are already on it," said state Rep. Kristin Bahner, DFL-Maple Grove.

The new facility is partially made of 14,000 cubic yards of concrete weighing 57 million lbs — that's as heavy as four Eiffel Towers. 

Company executives say no manufacturing will occur at the Arbor Lakes facility, at least for now. They are still manufacturing at their other Maple Grove site near Weaver Lake, as well as at their Arden Hills facility.