SURGICAL ROBOT FIRM TO INVEST $500M IN GEORGIA, HIRING 1,200

A California company that makes surgical robots will invest $500 million in an Atlanta-area expansion, hiring 1,200 new workers by 2024.

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Intuitive Surgical, based in Sunnyvale, California, announced its plans this week. It’s one of the largest announcements in terms of jobs and investments in Georgia this year.

Intuitive said it already has about 180 employees at an office in Peachtree Corners, northeast of Atlanta. The company said it would build out a larger campus in the Gwinnett County suburb in phases by 2024. The company says it will create 750,000 square feet (70,000 square meters) of space for manufacturing, engineering, medical worker training and administration.