If the Americans think all their jobs have been exported to Asia they are not correct. This is a partial list of over 250 global companies that have substantial operations in Costa Rica. Add up the number of employees, probably 100,000 jobs all told. INTEL SS Start-up operations: 2005 Employees: 1,000 Services delivered: HR, F&A, IT support, purchasing, customer support, marketing, and software development Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Mandarin and Malay Facts: Intel centralized its Engineering Development Center for design, testing, development and software validation. INTEL Manufacturing Start-up operations: 1997 Employees: 1,800 Products exported: Microprocessors Exports Destination: Worldwide Industrial Building: 76,004 m2 / 818,100 ft2 Facts: Intel is the #1 exporter of Costa Rica. All processors for servers worldwide are manufactures in Costa Rica. SYKES Start-up operations: 1998 Employees: 3,412 Services delivered: Outsourcing operation that offers customer care and technical support Facts: Sykes is a pioneer company in the service sector in Costa Rica. After 13 years operating in the country, the company has consolidated its presence through 3 different facilities. Accenture Start-up operations: 2005 Employees: 585 Services delivered: Digital Production: Outsourcing Operations for Multimedia, Web Design, and Animation and conceptualization campaigns Facts: Accenture Costa Rica became the Digital Production Center of Excellence in Central America. VITEC Start-up operations: 1986 Employees: 120 Products exported: Tripods and Center Ball Head Exports Destination: United States, Germany, and England Industrial Building: 3,678 m2 / 39,589 ft2 Facts: They stared with light assembly and throughout the years they have brought more complex operations and now at this facility they manufacture for their three main brands: Oconnor, Sachtler, and Vinten. Currently 50% of components are sourced locally. TRIMPOT Start-up operations: 1979 Employees: 640 Products exported: Electronic & Electrical Components for Industrial, Automotive, and Medical use Exports Destination: United States, Europe, and Asia Industrial Building: 14,610 m2 / 157,260 ft2 Facts: TRIMPOT manufactures in Costa Rica 7 of their 10 top selling potentiometers. EXPERIAN Start-up operations: 2008 Employees: 320 Services delivered: Data mining/processing, Software Development, IT Helpdesk, IT Security Administration Languages: English and Spanish Facts: Experian will increase its footprint in Costa Rica employing 200 Costa Ricans. BAXTER Start-up operations: 1987 Employees: 1,068 Products exported: IV Sets, Feeding Sets & Accessories Exports destination: United States Industrial Building: 16,435 m2 / 176,904 ft2 Facts: Baxter is the pioneer company of the MD sector, growing every year into higher value-added products. The CR plant has won two international prizes (Shingo and Patterson Awards). It has in-house E-Beam sterilization. BAXTER AMERICAS Start-up operations: 2005 Employees: 193 Services delivered: Finance and Accounting for the Americas Languages: English and Spanish Facts: Baxter Americas is centralizing financial operations for Brazil and Mexico. P&G Start-up operations: 1999 (GBS) / 2008 (BTC) / 2013 (Regional Supply Chain Planning) Employees: 1,420 Services delivered: Finance and Accounting, ITO and Business Transformation Center, Regional Supply Chain Planning Center for Latin America Languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish Facts: P&G Business Transformation Center centralized Information Decision Services in Costa Rica. As of 2013, it was announced that the company will be hiring 500 new employees in areas related to engineering, logistics, and customs, and investing US$5 million HEWLETT-PACKARD Start-up operations: 2004 Employees: 6,544 Services delivered: Finance and Accounting, Technical Support & IT Infrastructure and HP Networking: the first R&D center established out of the US in charge of Chip design for Ethernet equipment, design of embedded software for wireless equipment and design of the last generation of chipsets. Software & Hardware Testing Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, and German Facts: HP is the second largest private employer in Costa Rica centralizing BPO, ITO, and KPO functions HOSPIRA Start-up operations: 1999 Employees: 2707 Products exported: IV Sets, Components & Accessories, Electromechanical Infusion Pumps, and Saline Solutions Exports destination: America, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe Industrial Building: 58,400 m2 / 628,612 ft2 Facts: Hospira ranks #2 in the country‘s main exporters, and #1 in the industry. It consolidated most of the procurement locally. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC – CR1 Heredia Start-up operations: 2004 Employees: 645 Products exported: Class II and III cardiovascular devices Exports destination: United States Industrial Building: 10,033 m2 / 107,994 ft2 Facts: BSci is one of the fastest growing companies. Recently, it retrofitted the initial plant for new transfers. BOSTON SCIENTIFIC – CR2 Coyol Start-up operations: 2004 Employees: 2120 Products exported: Minimally invasive devices for Endoscopy and Urology applications (biopsy forceps, snares, stents) Exports destination: United States Industrial Building: 31,866 m2 / 342,002 ft2 Facts: It manufactures 100% of the snares in CR, and about 90% of the biopsy forceps. BSci CR2 is the first LEED certified company in Latin America. WESTERN UNION Start-up operations: 1998 Employees: 850 Service provided: Finance and Accounting Shared Services, Global Telecommunications Networking, Software Development, Contact Center, Technical Support, Agent Service Support and Talent Management Languages: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian and Persian. Facts: Western Union Costa Rica became the global service center of excellent for the Corporation servicing the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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