Irvine-based Edwards Lifesciences Corp. is considering expanding operations in Utah.
The heart valve maker already has a 228-worker plant in Midvale, Utah, a Salt Lake City suburb.
Edwards has outgrown the site and is considering several options, including moving to Draper, halfway between Salt Lake and Provo.
Utah state economic development officials are offering Edwards $11.5 million worth of financial incentives in the next 15 years, contingent on several conditions, including creating at least 1,000 additional jobs in the state and retaining its current number of jobs, according to the Deseret News.
Edwards spokeswoman Amanda Fowler told the Salt Lake Tribune that the device maker expects to make a decision within the next several months.
The company makes tissue-based heart valves and other products used to treat heart conditions.
It’s in a major clinical trial for Sapien, a replacement heart valve that can be implanted without major surgery with an eye towards U.S. regulatory approval in 2011.
