Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Intel to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities (But not in California)

From MarketWatch:

Semiconductor maker Intel Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the U.S.
...The chip giant will invest in existing manufacturing sites in Oregon, Arizona and New Mexico and will support about 7,000 high-wage, high-skill jobs at those locations -- part of the company's total U.S. workforce of more than 45,000....