The Silicon Valley semiconductor maker plans to invest $20 billion in a Licking County site that will employ 3,000 workers, a source close to the proj

Intel picks Greater Columbus for $20 billion semiconductor factory to employ 3,000 workers

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2022-01-15 00:30:03

The Silicon Valley semiconductor maker plans to invest $20 billion in a Licking County site that will employ 3,000 workers, a source close to the project told The Dispatch.

The site also will employ thousands of construction workers along with workers from Intel suppliers that will locate at the site as well, the source said.

State and local officials, along with those from the state's economic development agency JobsOhio, have officially declined to comment, but rumors have been rampant for months of a massive economic development project that could include a computer-chip factory coming to 3,190 acres the city of New Albany is annexing from Jersey Township in western Licking County.

The land would be for an expansion of the New Albany International Business Park where tech giants Google, Amazon and Facebook have data centers.

“I can’t confirm or announce economic development projects until they are finalized and I won’t address details in press reports speculating about the possibility of a major semiconductor manufacturing facility being built and operated in Ohio," Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement Tuesday.