Apple Is Bringing Thousands Of Jobs To Arizona – AAPL
by Business Insider | November 4, 2013 7:49 pm
Apple (AAPL[1]) will build a new 700-employee manufacturing facility in Mesa, Ariz. to make components for various Apple products, according to a press release issued by the Governor of Arizona.[2]
All told, the plant will create more than 2,000 jobs in engineering, manufacturing, and construction, Apple said in a statement to Pocket-Lint.[3]
It’s not clear how much money Apple will spend on the facility, but some are reporting that Apple bought a vacant plant in Mesa for $100 million as a starting point. [4]
It’s also not clear exactly what components Apple will be making at this facility. MacRumors believes that Apple will make something called “sapphire glass” there, which is an extremely scratch-resistant type of glass. Apple uses it to protect its iPhone cameras and for the Touch ID home buttons on the iPhone 5s, MacRumors says.
An investment in a facility could mean Apple is expanding its use of sapphire glass, leading some to speculate it may be making a new smartwatch.
One thing is clear. Apple has been making an effort to bring more manufacturing back to the U.S. It is also assembling its MacBook Pro PCs at a Flextronics[5] plant in Austin, Texas.
- AAPL: http://studio-5.financialcontent.com/investplace/quote?Symbol=AAPL
- a press release issued by the Governor of Arizona.: http://azgovernor.gov/dms/upload/PR_110413_Apple.pdf
- Pocket-Lint.: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/124873-apple-confirms-next-us-factory-set-for-arizona-to-create-2000-jobs
- Mesa for $100 million as a starting point. : http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/blog/energy-inc/2013/10/first-solar-to-sell-mesa-plant-for.html
- MacBook Pro PCs at a Flextronics: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-iphone-is-bringing-billions-of-dollars-and-thousands-of-jobs-into-texas-2012-12?utm_source=investorplace&utm_medium=referral
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