Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, known as TSMC, says it’ll be expanding its investment in Arizona.
The firm had originally committed to a $12 billion facility in the Valley. But surrounding a visit by President Joe Biden and others Dec. 6, TSMC said it’d increase that to around $40 billion; the company says that’ll also mean more jobs — both in building the campus and also permanent jobs once the facilities are up and running.
To learn about this investment and what it might mean for the region and its economy, The Show spoke with economist Jim Rounds of Rounds Consulting.