Fresenius is adding 700 jobs

OGDEN — Fresenius Medical Care, a provider of dialysis products, will be adding up to 700 new jobs with a $200 million plant expansion.

The expansion will add up to 500,000 square feet, increasing the size of its production facility to more than 1 million square feet on the north side of the city. Fresenius already has 1,300 workers there.

The Weber school board voted to allow the company to have 12.6 acres. The school district will move its maintenance and transportation offices elsewhere.

"In brotherhood between Weber School District and Ogden city, we are willing to make the move. It will cost our taxpayers nothing," said Drew Wilson, the district's facilities director.

The Governor's Office of Economic Development has agreed to provide financial incentives for Fresenius, including a refund of up to 30 percent of state taxes over 10 years.

Fresenius, based in Germany, has 2,085 dialysis clinics in North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, according to the company's Web site.