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MANUFACTURING JOB FACTS
- U.S. subsidiaries support 18,700 manufacturing jobs
in Colorado, a 12% increase over five years. Manufacturing
companies tend to have a strong "multiplier"
effect on the economy-stimulating a substantial amount
of activity and jobs in other sectors through their demand
for inputs from other suppliers.
Overall, approximately 24.4% of jobs at U.S. subsidiaries
in Colorado are in manufacturing industries.
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ONE COMPANY'S STORY
Datex-Ohmeda, the U.S. subsidiary of the
Finland-based medical device manufacturer, employs over
350 local residents at its Louisville production facility.
The operation uses state-of-the art equipment to produce
pulse oximeters and various other patient monitors. The
plant produces low-cost, single patient use OxyTip sensors
of which over 1 million are sold each year.
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