WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--State and local dignitaries, as well as officials from Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation and Cook Group, will be on hand Friday to dedicate a new state-of-the-art product development center for the Cook Medical organization that could bring the company’s local staffing up to 250 jobs. The event will take place Friday, Feb. 29, at 1 p.m. at MED Institute’s new offices at 1 Geddes Way, West Lafayette, Ind., 47906. Speakers will include Ind. Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman, as well as executives from Cook Group, Purdue and local dignitaries.