A new semiconductor manufacturing plant broke ground in Peoria this week.
Amkor’s $7 billion facility will reportedly be one of the largest chip packaging plants in the country and is expected to provide up to 3,000 jobs.
The first phase of construction is expected to be finished in about two years, with the first chips being made in 2028.
When all is said and done, the 750,00-square-foot semiconductor factory will provide chips to NVIDIA and Apple, which will be used for artificial intelligence.
“Our goal is we want more. Peoria is open for business. I’m already recruiting as some of you can attest. We are open for business and we want to create more jobs,”
Peoria Mayor Jason Beck said.
The factory is being built near Loop 303 and Lake Pleasant Parkway, not far from the TSMC campus.
-
Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego has hinted at a presidential run in 2028. -
The Arizona Department of Transportation is seeking public input on potential improvements to the I-10 through central Phoenix. -
Ahwatukee residents flooded a town hall with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes in Mesa on Wednesday. Mayes told residents her team will consider a nuisance law investigation into the unpopular Menlo data center project. -
JD Power's North America Airport Satisfaction Study lauded airports with an easy process from security to boarding gates. It also praised those with well-thought-out layouts and clear signs, as well as clean, well-stocked bathrooms. -
Gov. Katie Hobbs late Tuesday ordered state officials to temporarily stop enforcing laws that now bar farmers and ranchers from using cheaper "red dye diesel" in the trucks they use to deliver agricultural products.
