<p>The competition is over for Olympus Surgical Technologies America of Maple Grove and Brooklyn Park is the winner.</p><p>The worldwide medical technology player announced Monday that it will consolidate its Maple Grove operations at a $37 million, 180,000-square-foot research and manufacturing facility it will build near Hwy. 610. The company will move 265 workers to the new facility and create 100 new jobs there.</p><p>Olympus is expected to break ground on the new plant within a month and the project should be completed next fall, said Casey Hankinson, vice president of development for Ryan Cos., which is developing the site in partnership with Olympus. The new facility will house research, design and production operations for technology that enables surgeons to perform minimally invasive operations. Olympus officials said the Brooklyn Park site was one of four finalists for the facility, including the Boston, Memphis and Cleveland areas.</p><p>Winning the project is a coup for Brooklyn Park, Hankinson said.</p><p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/business/230531451.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-4-2013/olympus-manufacturing-facility-brooklyn-park-minnesota189133.shtml">Olympus Plans $ 37 Million Research-Manufacturing Facility In Brooklyn Park ...</a> (Area Development Online)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dZdbPy2RRTkKAjMFwv3ztybtAKI3M&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>