−Removed: Medtronic's principal executive office is located in Ireland and is leased by the Company, while its main operational offices are located in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area and are owned by the Company.
+Added: Medtronic's principal executive office is located in Ireland and is owned by the Company, while its main operational offices are located in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area and are owned by the Company.
The Company's total manufacturing and research space is approximately 9.9 million square feet.
−Removed: Approximately 36 percent of the manufacturing or research facilities are owned by Medtronic and the remaining balance is leased.
−Removed: The following is a summary of the Company's largest manufacturing facilities by location:
−Removed: Location Country or State Square Feet (in thousands)
−Removed: Connecticut 1,138
−Removed: Puerto Rico 812
−Removed: Minnesota 568
−Removed: Dominican Republic 395
−Removed: Switzerland 283
−Removed: California 258
−Removed: Massachusetts 250
+Added: Approximately 36 percent of the manufacturing and research facilities are owned by Medtronic and the remaining balance is leased.
+Added: The Company’s largest manufacturing facilities are located in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Mexico, China, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Switzerland, France, and Italy.
+Added: Many of these facilities serve more than one of our divisions and also perform research activities.
Medtronic also maintains sales and administrative offices outside the U.S.
−Removed: at 114 locations in 62 countries.
+Added: at approximately 110 locations in over 60 countries.
A majority of these locations are leased.
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