July 5, 20222 yr 46 minutes ago, Pablo said: ^That looks like a parking lot. Is it near the road? Probably the beginnings of a field office. The equipment on site is not big enough for a mass excavation of a site this large. Yeah this particular part of the site is near a road. (i just snapped those pics because they just put that sign up Friday) It's such a huge site that there's lots of activity in multiple different areas across the site. Crews are still clearing trees in some areas and still cleaning up knocked down houses and other structures in other areas. There's still maybe 8 to 10 houses left in the Miller Rd area of the site that still need to come down. Equipment was arriving throughout the day Friday, so things are just starting to "ramp up".
July 5, 20222 yr Intel starts construction at New Albany semiconductor campus "The work being done now is largely to prepare the site for utility connections, New Albany's Economic Development Manager Michael Loges said. “It’s an extensive site," Loges said. "Some of this (work) includes grading dirt and building berms to screen the site from neighbors to make sure it’s aesthetically pleasing." Even after the plant is up and running in 2025, Intel officials say construction is likely continue on an ongoing basis, given the need for upgrades." A few new renderings can also be found in the article: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/05/intel-starts-ohio-construction.html
July 6, 20222 yr The Licking County land now officially belongs to Intel: Intel spends $111 million on 750 acres of land for its New Albany factories “The semiconductor company has bought 750 acres of land recently annexed into New Albany for $111 million, according to Licking County Auditor documents. That works out to about $148,000 per acre. An entity called Growth Site LLC acquired the property from MCVGCM Holdings, an arm of the New Albany Co. development firm, documents show. The address for Growth Site is the same as Intel's corporate offices in Santa Clara, California. The purchase is split between two parcels — one for 513 acres and one for 237.6 acres. Intel closed on the site Friday, the same day that itbegan excavation work on the site.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/07/06/intel-buys-land-new-albany-factories-sellers-make-millions/7819548001/
July 6, 20222 yr 6 minutes ago, amped91 said: The Licking County land now officially belongs to Intel: Intel spends $111 million on 750 acres of land for its New Albany factories “The semiconductor company has bought 750 acres of land recently annexed into New Albany for $111 million, according to Licking County Auditor documents. That works out to about $148,000 per acre. An entity called Growth Site LLC acquired the property from MCVGCM Holdings, an arm of the New Albany Co. development firm, documents show. The address for Growth Site is the same as Intel's corporate offices in Santa Clara, California. The purchase is split between two parcels — one for 513 acres and one for 237.6 acres. Intel closed on the site Friday, the same day that itbegan excavation work on the site.“ https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/07/06/intel-buys-land-new-albany-factories-sellers-make-millions/7819548001/ Is this the land for the first two fabs, or additional land for more?
July 6, 20222 yr ^This is the land for the first two fabs. My understanding of the following paragraph is that it should be enough land for the full build it: ”From the beginning, Intel has said its site will be nearly 1,000 acres, big enough to accommodate all eight factories. For now, the focus is on building the first two factories, the company said.”
July 6, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, amped91 said: That works out to about $148,000 per acre. I wonder how many people will see this number and decide they are going to sell their land. Still a lot of people on the western side of LC with huge tracts of land they are sitting on.
July 7, 20222 yr Intel buys New Albany land for semiconductor manufacturing campus More chips are falling into place for Intel's Ohio semiconductor manufacturing campus. The California-based tech giant has finalized the purchase of about 750.6 acres of land in New Albany. The company, via its Growth Site LLC subsidiary, paid $110.8 million for the acreage, according to the Licking County Auditor. The purchase was split across two parcels, one on Clover Valley Road and one on Green Chapel Road. Intel purchased these parcels from New Albany Company affiliate MCVGCM Holdings LLC, according to the auditor's website. To do so, it used around $125 million from JobsOhio's pledged $150 million grant. More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/07/intel-new-albany-land-semiconductor-manufacturing.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 13, 20222 yr 36 minutes ago, DarkandStormy said: Democratic House Leadership not interested in passing USICA. key word in the tweet is senate... they are not interested in passing the Senate version.
July 13, 20222 yr I commented a couple of pages back that this bill isn't a slam dunk. I've watched congress for decades and they always take these types of bills to load up add ons that benefit one side or the other. Dems want to add items that give them more power and who knows what the Republicans want, but they want something. I half joked they should change the name to "Bombs for Ukraine" and it would pass in 15 minutes. I'm not far off.
July 13, 20222 yr I’m still a bit confused by this play. I guess to show McConnell they aren’t taking his bait?
July 13, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, John7165 said: I commented a couple of pages back that this bill isn't a slam dunk. I've watched congress for decades and they always take these types of bills to load up add ons that benefit one side or the other. Dems want to add items that give them more power and who knows what the Republicans want, but they want something. I half joked they should change the name to "Bombs for Ukraine" and it would pass in 15 minutes. I'm not far off. Definitely not a slam dunk.
July 13, 20222 yr So if the bill does not pass, is the project dead or will Intel just scale it back a bit? It seems as if they are doing work out there already?
July 13, 20222 yr The bill would ostensibly be a Vince Carter at the 2000 All-Star Game dunk so that's probably why they're holding it hostage by making us take an ideological bill with it or cutting funding for something that 20 percent of the population doesn't like but the people who don't like it REALLY don't like it.
July 13, 20222 yr 9 minutes ago, Brutus_buckeye said: So if the bill does not pass, is the project dead or will Intel just scale it back a bit? It seems as if they are doing work out there already? Per what Intel has said, the initial two fabs and 3000 jobs are still a go. If CHIPS doesn’t pass, the additional build out on top of that may be slowed down or not happen at all.
July 13, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, amped91 said: Per what Intel has said, the initial two fabs and 3000 jobs are still a go. If CHIPS doesn’t pass, the additional build out on top of that may be slowed down or not happen at all. So worst case scenario is 3000 intel jobs plus (+10k auxillary jobs for the region/OH outside of Intel) best case scenario is about 10,000 Intel jobs, correct?
July 14, 20222 yr 16 hours ago, Brutus_buckeye said: So worst case scenario is 3000 intel jobs plus (+10k auxillary jobs for the region/OH outside of Intel) best case scenario is about 10,000 Intel jobs, correct? Based on what Intel has announced, yes.
July 14, 20222 yr White House pushes for chips funding as Intel loses patience "It’s been over a year since the Senate passed its bill to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing — but with time running out before Congress’ August recess, the White House is pushing hard to make sure that funding gets through. On Wednesday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo led a classified briefing with senators stressing the importance of chip funding as a national security concern. If Congress couldn’t agree on the broader bill before its upcoming recess, Raimondo urged it to pass the $52 billion in chip manufacturing incentives by itself. Passed as the US Innovation and Competition Act (or USICA), the legislation includes more than $52 billion for companies manufacturing semiconductors in the US. But despite broad bipartisan support for the measure, it has failed to get a vote in the House due to lingering concerns about how the bill would overhaul federal research and development subsidies. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has also vowed to block the chips funding if Democrats decide to approve it as part of a broader reconciliation package allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with drug manufacturers. Still, the tech industry has been unanimous in its support of the funding, which is expected to have a broad impact on the industry. In December, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook joined more than 50 other executives in a letter to congressional leadership supporting the funding. On Thursday, Raimondo is expected to turn her attention to the House in another classified briefing on the bill. In an interview with Axios on Wednesday, Raimondo said that lawmakers “are coalescing around the path of [passing] CHIPS immediately and then live to fight another day on the rest of it.” Full story can be found here: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23215950/white-house-chips-semiconductors-congress-classified-national-security-ohio
July 14, 20222 yr Author 27 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has also vowed to block the chips funding if Democrats decide to approve it as part of a broader reconciliation package allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with drug manufacturers. This type of crap is so annoying regardless of which party is doing it, and they both do it. It seems both parties support the funding for chip manufacturing, but now it's going to get bogged down as the old farts in DC bicker with each other about something else that's totally unrelated.
July 14, 20222 yr Here's the latest project update video from New Albany which goes into detail about more artists renderings, area meetings with home owners, and the latest EPA permitting process. https://newalbanyohio.org/answers/new-albany-silicon-heartland/
July 15, 20222 yr 10 hours ago, Luvcbus said: White House pushes for chips funding as Intel loses patience "It’s been over a year since the Senate passed its bill to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing — but with time running out before Congress’ August recess, the White House is pushing hard to make sure that funding gets through. On Wednesday, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo led a classified briefing with senators stressing the importance of chip funding as a national security concern. If Congress couldn’t agree on the broader bill before its upcoming recess, Raimondo urged it to pass the $52 billion in chip manufacturing incentives by itself. Passed as the US Innovation and Competition Act (or USICA), the legislation includes more than $52 billion for companies manufacturing semiconductors in the US. But despite broad bipartisan support for the measure, it has failed to get a vote in the House due to lingering concerns about how the bill would overhaul federal research and development subsidies. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has also vowed to block the chips funding if Democrats decide to approve it as part of a broader reconciliation package allowing Medicare to negotiate prices with drug manufacturers. Still, the tech industry has been unanimous in its support of the funding, which is expected to have a broad impact on the industry. In December, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai and Apple CEO Tim Cook joined more than 50 other executives in a letter to congressional leadership supporting the funding. On Thursday, Raimondo is expected to turn her attention to the House in another classified briefing on the bill. In an interview with Axios on Wednesday, Raimondo said that lawmakers “are coalescing around the path of [passing] CHIPS immediately and then live to fight another day on the rest of it.” Full story can be found here: https://www.theverge.com/2022/7/14/23215950/white-house-chips-semiconductors-congress-classified-national-security-ohio An update: U.S. Senate to vote as soon as Tuesday on slimmed-down China chip bill -source “WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Voting in the Senate on a bill to boost the U.S. semiconductor industry and improve competitiveness with China could begin as early as Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been telling lawmakers, a source familiar with the issue said on Thursday. The source said the bill would include, at a minimum, billions of dollars in subsidies for the semiconductor industry and an investment tax credit to boost U.S. manufacturing. Lawmakers hope to pass the legislation and send it to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into law before they leave Washington for their annual August recess. "We want as robust of a bill as possible," U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters following a closed briefing with some members of the House of Representatives. But when asked if a scaled-back measure would be acceptable, Raimondo replied: "If that's what the members of both the House and the Senate feel is possible, then let's get it done.’” https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-senate-eyes-vote-soon-tuesday-china-chip-competition-bill-source-2022-07-14/
July 20, 20222 yr Hopefully this is just the beginning of good news as far as the CHIPS Act goes... U.S. Senate votes to move ahead on chip bill to compete with China "The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to move ahead with a slimmed-down version of legislation to provide billions of dollars in subsidies and tax credits for the semiconductor industry, hoping to ease a shortage that has disrupted production in industries from automobiles to electronics and high-tech weapons. The Senate backed by 64 to 34 a procedural measure setting the stage for potential votes to pass the legislation in the Senate and House of Representatives by the end of next week." https://www.reuters.com/technology/months-later-us-senate-tries-again-computer-chip-bill-compete-with-china-2022-07-19/
July 25, 20222 yr It appears the Senate could move on to a final vote on funding for the CHIPS Act by Tuesday or Wednesday: Chips funding bill faces a final vote in Senate this week Legislation includes $52 billion to subsidize chip manufacturing and research, and tens of billions more for science and tech spending... "A long-running push to provide $52 billion in subsidies to domestic semiconductor manufacturers faces a final vote in the Senate this week via a bill that also includes tens of billions of dollars for the National Science Foundation and regional tech start-ups. The Senate is scheduled to hold a cloture vote Monday on the new legislation. If it wins the 60 votes needed to clear that bar, it would move on to a final vote by Tuesday or Wednesday. Debate would then move to the House." https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/07/24/chips-act-senate-vote/ Edited July 25, 20222 yr by Luvcbus
July 25, 20222 yr Intel's Impact: Water supply, New Albany tax sharing on Columbus City Council agenda “The water supply crucial to Intel Corp.'s planned New Albany semiconductor complex goes before Columbus City Council on Monday. Columbus would get 26% of New Albany's net new municipal income tax from Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) and nearby development under an economic agreement that's a companion to legislation allowing the Department of Public Utilities to negotiate a new water and sewer agreement with the suburb. New Albany also agrees to pay $4 million up front to Columbus, plus $3,610 per acre – not to exceed $6.5 million – as the land is developed for commercial, industrial or office uses. Multifamily rental housing would be exempt from that payment to encourage workforce housing. The revenue sharing agreement encompasses development not just on Intel's campus, but a 500-acre New Albany Tech Park that VanTrust Real Estate plans to build immediately south, plus land between Green Chapel and Miller roads to the west of the site, according to a map provided by Columbus City Council.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/25/intel-impact-columbus-city-council-water-sewer.html
July 26, 20222 yr Senate postpones key vote on bill to fund U.S.-made computer chips until tomorrow "Severe weather will delay the Senate’s push to quickly pass funding to bolster domestic semiconductor manufacturing and boost U.S. competitiveness with China, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday. The bill was expected to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Monday evening, with a final vote anticipated Tuesday or Wednesday. But Schumer announced on the Senate floor Monday evening that he would postpone the vote until Tuesday morning. He cited “a number of severe thunderstorms on the East Coast” that have “disrupted the travel plans of a significant number of senators.” The so-called cloture vote to break the legislative filibuster is now expected at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday. If it passes the Senate as expected, the House will then take up the legislation. Supporters of the bill hope Congress will pass it and send it to President Joe Biden for his signature before the August recess, which begins in two weeks." https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/25/senate-postpones-chips-bill-vote-due-to-severe-thunderstorms.html
July 26, 20222 yr 2 hours ago, amped91 said: Intel's Impact: Water supply, New Albany tax sharing on Columbus City Council agenda “The water supply crucial to Intel Corp.'s planned New Albany semiconductor complex goes before Columbus City Council on Monday. Columbus would get 26% of New Albany's net new municipal income tax from Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) and nearby development under an economic agreement that's a companion to legislation allowing the Department of Public Utilities to negotiate a new water and sewer agreement with the suburb. New Albany also agrees to pay $4 million up front to Columbus, plus $3,610 per acre – not to exceed $6.5 million – as the land is developed for commercial, industrial or office uses. Multifamily rental housing would be exempt from that payment to encourage workforce housing. The revenue sharing agreement encompasses development not just on Intel's campus, but a 500-acre New Albany Tech Park that VanTrust Real Estate plans to build immediately south, plus land between Green Chapel and Miller roads to the west of the site, according to a map provided by Columbus City Council.” https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/25/intel-impact-columbus-city-council-water-sewer.html Update: "Columbus City Council on Monday gave the go-ahead for water supply crucial to Intel Corp.'s planned New Albany semiconductor complex. Columbus' council approved the deal unanimously in the last meeting before the body's August recess. Now it's back to New Albany for a final vote." https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/25/intel-impact-columbus-city-council-water-sewer.html
July 26, 20222 yr New Albany has released a up to the moment synopses with all of the goings on concerning the Intel project. * The City of New Albany has released an updated version of the Local Transportation Improvements fact sheet found within the “Traffic FAQ” portion of this page. To access a PDF of the fact sheet, click here. * Commercial real estate developer VanTrust Real Estate, LLC. has announced plans for a new development ideal for chip plant suppliers, New Albany Tech Park, located in the New Albany International Business Park. Construction will begin immediately, with the new industrial park adjacent to Intel’s planned semiconductor manufacturing campus. Read more. * On June 30, Intel representatives met with nearby homeowners for a first community gathering to share details about the project and answer questions. Click here to access a PDF of the presentation. * Increased truck traffic expected on Mink St. through month of July. Read more. * Ohio EPA issues permit for Licking County isolated wetlands. Read more. * Ohio colleges are building a “Silicon Heartland” workforce ready for Intel. Read more. * Intel Corporation has selected a diverse Ohio-based team led by Gilbane Building Company, with partners McDaniel’s Construction Corp., Northstar Contracting Inc. and GTSA Construction Consulting, to manage the early excavation work for its two new leading-edge chip factories in Ohio. Read more. Edited July 26, 20222 yr by John7165
July 26, 20222 yr We went out to the Intel site yesterday for our weekly "progress check". In case anyone hasn't been out to the New Albany area lately and are curious as to what's going on around Intel, I thought I'd give a small update. (I didn't get a whole lot of pics though because the majority of the current action, at least on site, is kind of off the road a quarter mile or so.) As far as the Intel site itself goes- there's substantially more heavy machinery and workers on site than there was even just a week ago. This is such a massive chunk of land, that crews are still putting fencing up around the perimeter and probably will be for another week or so. I only saw two houses still standing on the property (and those two are kind of off to the side a bit from where the first fab is going, so tearing those down may not be a priority right now). From what I could tell, all the trees that were on the site are now down- although there are some piles here and there that still need to be hauled away. Road construction around the site is picking up as well. Beech Rd north of Jug St is now closed for widening. Clover Valley Rd from the Harrison Rd Extension to the Intel site itself is also closed for widening. Parts of what will be the main route to and from the construction site for workers using 161 are quickly moving along as well. Crews have now moved the traffic on Jug St over to the newly built portion of that roadway. The Harrison Road Extension isn't too far off from being completed either, as crews were pouring the curbs on it yesterday. They've also moved traffic to one side of the new roundabout going in at Jug and Harrison as they complete the other side. All three of these projects are supposed to be finished in August. Just to give you an idea of how quickly things are moving along now at the site- as we were headed back down Mink to 161 along the eastern edge of the site, we passed a relatively new "side entrance" to the site (near Miller and Mink) where security guards check in construction traffic and there was maybe 10 to 12 dump trucks lined up at that checkpoint waiting to get in. And we passed maybe ten more along Mink that were headed that way. The entire area bounded roughly by 161, Beech, Green Chapel and Mink is quickly and drastically changing and this is just the very beginning!! 🤤 I did snatch these yesterday:
July 27, 20222 yr Senate to hold final vote on Chips-plus bill tomorrow morning at 11:30... Chips-plus’ bill advances toward final passage in Senate "An economic competitiveness package meant to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research is on track to pass the Senate this week after overcoming a filibuster on Tuesday. The Senate voted 64-32 to invoke cloture, limiting debate on the measure and teeing it up for final passage by Wednesday, in time for the House to send it to President Joe Biden’s desk before the August recess. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said in floor remarks ahead of Tuesday’s vote that it would set up work to wrap on the bill “before the end of the week.” Schumer said the moment was several years in the making and described the package as “one of the most consequential bipartisan achievements of this Congress.” The procedural vote to move forward with the bill known as "chips-plus" was delayed after severe thunderstorms disrupted senators commuting back to Washington on Monday evening. Senators gave unanimous consent Tuesday night to speed up final passage to Wednesday, after they vote on a budget point of order that Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is expected to raise. The two votes are set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday." https://rollcall.com/2022/07/26/chips-plus-bill-advances-toward-final-passage-in-senate/
July 27, 20222 yr ^I’m hoping once this gets signed that Intel uses their rescheduled ground breaking ceremony to go ahead and announce their plans for phase two as well.
July 27, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Luvcbus said: "Chips-plus" bill passes final vote in Senate- now moves to the House... An economic competitiveness package meant to boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research, known as "Chips-plus" was passed by the U.S. Senate moments ago by a vote of 64-33. It now moves to the House of Representatives for passage. Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, (D-NY) said in floor remarks that this moment was several years in the making and described the package as “one of the most consequential bipartisan achievements of this Congress.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-CA) said in a letter to colleagues last week that she was “optimistic” that the House could take up the slimmed-down bill as early as this week. If it passes in The House of Representatives, it would then move to President Biden's desk for his signature. The President has confirmed he will sign it in to law. Intel confirmed again recently that if the CHIPS Act passes, the tech giant will build another 6-8 fabs in addition to the two already announced in New Albany, for a total of 8-10 fabs with a total investment approaching $100 billion, making it the biggest semiconductor manufacturing site on Earth. Is this your speculation about the number of fabs or is this from a news article?
July 27, 20222 yr 27 minutes ago, John7165 said: Is this your speculation about the number of fabs or is this from a news article? Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has said that with the passage of the CHIPS Act they will put at least eight fabs here. A couple weeks ago on the news, I heard him say it could ultimately be a total of ten. The eight are mentioned here: "Intel has selected a 1,000-acre site in New Albany, Ohio, to be its third major US chipmaking location, with construction beginning this year and operations starting in 2025. Intel has committed to spend $20 billion on two chip fabrication facilities, or fabs, but ultimately expects a total of eight fabs in a plan that could reach $100 billion." https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/intels-100b-ohio-megafab-could-become-worlds-largest-chip-plant/ Edited July 27, 20222 yr by Luvcbus
July 27, 20222 yr 1 minute ago, Luvcbus said: Intel CEO Gelsinger has said that with the passage of the CHIPS Act they will put at least eight fabs here. A couple weeks ago on the news, I heard him say it could ultimately be a total of ten. He mentions the eight here: "Intel has selected a 1,000-acre site in New Albany, Ohio, to be its third major US chipmaking location, with construction beginning this year and operations starting in 2025. Intel has committed to spend $20 billion on two chip fabrication facilities, or fabs, but ultimately expects a total of eight fabs in a plan that could reach $100 billion." https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/intels-100b-ohio-megafab-could-become-worlds-largest-chip-plant/ I'm greedy about all of this. I know he mention "up to 10 Fabs"at the very beginning, but 8 became the standard target number. Then out of the blue he mention 10 again on a zoom press conference not to long a go so I was hoping there was a concrete number to hang my hat on.
July 27, 20222 yr 5 minutes ago, John7165 said: I'm greedy about all of this. I know he mention "up to 10 Fabs"at the very beginning, but 8 became the standard target number. Then out of the blue he mention 10 again on a zoom press conference not to long a go so I was hoping there was a concrete number to hang my hat on. Me too a little bit. But the way things were looking just a month or two ago, I thought it was possible that we might end up just getting the two. I definitely would love ten, but eight isn't too shabby! Edited July 27, 20222 yr by Luvcbus
July 27, 20222 yr U.S. Senate passes CHIPS Act Intel has called key to speeding $20B New Albany fabs Intel Corp.'s $20 billion New Albany semiconductor project got a boost Wednesday as the U.S. Senate passed a standalone CHIPS Act creating federal subsidies to shore up manufacturing. The bill heads next to the House, where Speaker Nancy Pelosi has indicated strong support; President Joe Biden in an Ohio visit urged Congress to act this summer. The $52.7 billion in federal incentives aim to increase semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., whose share of global production has fallen to 12%. "We will move forward together to advance American leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and R&D, and strengthen American national and economic security," Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said in a release. "We thank (Ohio) Senators (Sherrod) Brown and (Rob) Portman for their leadership on this important issue and are excited to be one step closer to start building in Ohio." More below: https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/07/27/intel-chips-act-passes-senate.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 27, 20222 yr Has there been any news regarding companies potentially setting up operations here to service Intel?
July 27, 20222 yr 1 hour ago, Kriegs said: Has there been any news regarding companies potentially setting up operations here to service Intel? Prudential Cleanroom Services has announced they are bringing ~80 jobs to a facility they have recently purchased. California-based company investing $35M in new Licking County facility https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2022/04/26/prudential-cleaning-services-announces-ohio-site.html When the site was initially announced, Intel name-dropped Air Products, Applied Materials, Lam Research, and Ultra Clean Holdings as companies that were following them here. I don’t think anything specific about those companies’ Central Ohio plans has been put out, though.
July 28, 20222 yr The House now plans to vote on the CHIPS and Science Act tomorrow... "The House of Representatives plans to vote on Thursday on the long-awaited bill after the Senate passed it on a 64 to 33 bipartisan vote..." https://www.reuters.com/business/majority-us-senate-backs-bill-boosting-chipmakers-compete-with-china-2022-07-27/ ... And Pelosi suggests they have the votes for passage... “The House Rules Committee will meet shortly to take up the CHIPS and Science Act. Then, the House will proudly pass this essential legislation and send it to President Biden to be signed into law.” https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/72722-2
July 28, 20222 yr For those of us hoping the CHIPS Act gets passed through the House, and ultimately signed into law, things just got a little dicier... House GOP moves to oppose CHIPS-Plus bill in rebuke to Manchin deal "House Republican leadership is urging members of its conference to vote against a bill to bolster the domestic chip manufacturing industry and fund scientific research, a reversal from its position earlier in the day which comes hours after Senate Democrats struck a deal on a multi-billion dollar reconciliation package. In a memo to all House GOP offices Wednesday night, leadership recommended that Republican lawmakers vote against the CHIPS-Plus Act, which passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote earlier in the day. The announcement came shortly after Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced a $369 billion deal on a climate, taxes and health package following months of intra-party negotiations — an agreement that appears to be driving House GOP’s opposition to the CHIPS-Plus bill. When asked Wednesday if Democrats have enough votes to pass the semiconductor bill alone if Republicans were to oppose the measure, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told The Hill, “I hope so.” https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3577342-whip-lash-house-gop-moves-to-oppose-chips-plus-bill-in-rebuke-to-manchin-deal/
July 28, 20222 yr 9 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: For those of us hoping the CHIPS Act gets passed through the House, and ultimately signed into law, things just got a little dicier... House GOP moves to oppose CHIPS-Plus bill in rebuke to Manchin deal "House Republican leadership is urging members of its conference to vote against a bill to bolster the domestic chip manufacturing industry and fund scientific research, a reversal from its position earlier in the day which comes hours after Senate Democrats struck a deal on a multi-billion dollar reconciliation package. In a memo to all House GOP offices Wednesday night, leadership recommended that Republican lawmakers vote against the CHIPS-Plus Act, which passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote earlier in the day. The announcement came shortly after Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced a $369 billion deal on a climate, taxes and health package following months of intra-party negotiations — an agreement that appears to be driving House GOP’s opposition to the CHIPS-Plus bill. When asked Wednesday if Democrats have enough votes to pass the semiconductor bill alone if Republicans were to oppose the measure, House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) told The Hill, “I hope so.” https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3577342-whip-lash-house-gop-moves-to-oppose-chips-plus-bill-in-rebuke-to-manchin-deal/ More Lib owning from the GOP.
July 28, 20222 yr 3 minutes ago, freefourur said: More Lib owning from the GOP. According to CNN- it's still expected to pass, but the vote will be much closer than originally thought: "There are still expected to be some House Republicans who will vote for the plan, but a senior GOP source says the vote will be close -- especially if some House progressives align with Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and vote against the bill. A senior Democratic aide told CNN the so-called "Chips" bill is expected to still pass. Pramila Jayapal, the chairwoman for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Wednesday she hadn't whipped her members over the legislation, but highlighted discussions with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, whose been the Biden administration's chief advocate for the package, as a sign that progressives will likely back it." https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/house-vote-chips-bill-semiconductor/index.html
July 28, 20222 yr 13 minutes ago, Luvcbus said: According to CNN- it's still expected to pass, but the vote will be much closer than originally thought: "There are still expected to be some House Republicans who will vote for the plan, but a senior GOP source says the vote will be close -- especially if some House progressives align with Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and vote against the bill. A senior Democratic aide told CNN the so-called "Chips" bill is expected to still pass. Pramila Jayapal, the chairwoman for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said Wednesday she hadn't whipped her members over the legislation, but highlighted discussions with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, whose been the Biden administration's chief advocate for the package, as a sign that progressives will likely back it." https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/28/politics/house-vote-chips-bill-semiconductor/index.html The GOP senate was not going to support the bill originally. McConnell wanted to block it because he didn't want the climate bill passed through reconciliation. So, even though CHIPS is a good bill and will benefit Ohio and the country, the GOP was willing to own the libs rather than passing important legislation. Now House GOP is whipping against just to own the libs. This is not a serious governing party.
July 28, 20222 yr 12 minutes ago, freefourur said: The GOP senate was not going to support the bill originally. McConnell wanted to block it because he didn't want the climate bill passed through reconciliation. So, even though CHIPS is a good bill and will benefit Ohio and the country, the GOP was willing to own the libs rather than passing important legislation. Now House GOP is whipping against just to own the libs. This is not a serious governing party. It will be fascinating to see if Troy Balderson sides with his district or his party.
July 28, 20222 yr Author 12 minutes ago, freefourur said: the GOP was willing to own the libs rather than passing important legislation Politicians politicking. More tonight, at 11.
July 28, 20222 yr 8 minutes ago, mrCharlie said: It will be fascinating to see if Troy Balderson sides with his district or his party. Yeah, that’s going to be interesting. A possible 20,000 jobs for Ohio, or a f*ck you to the libs and your workers in the state.
July 28, 20222 yr 19 minutes ago, freefourur said: The GOP senate was not going to support the bill originally. McConnell wanted to block it because he didn't want the climate bill passed through reconciliation. So, even though CHIPS is a good bill and will benefit Ohio and the country, the GOP was willing to own the libs rather than passing important legislation. Now House GOP is whipping against just to own the libs. This is not a serious governing party. In all fairness to the GOP, reconciliation is a chicken sh*t way to get a bill passes. Someday soon we'll be thanking the GOP for standing to the "climate agenda" scam which will only impoverish Americans while rewarding the billionaires and further empowering China, who make 80% of the solar panels.
July 28, 20222 yr 4 minutes ago, John7165 said: In all fairness to the GOP, reconciliation is a chicken sh*t way to get a bill passes. Someday soon we'll be thanking the GOP for standing to the "climate agenda" scam which will only impoverish Americans while rewarding the billionaires and further empowering China, who make 80% of the solar panels. Reconciliation just allows things to pass the Senate by a simple majority which is how legislation should work. Also funny to call climate change a scam while we actually living through it. Edited July 28, 20222 yr by freefourur
July 28, 20222 yr 2 minutes ago, freefourur said: Reconciliation just allows things to pass the Senate by a simple majority which is how legislation should work. Also funny to call climate change a scam while we actually living through it. But the GOP also thinks COVID is a scam even though over 1 million Americans dies. Can't let human life get in the way of making rich people even even richer that's pro-life y'all. Democrats used the filibuster over 300 times during the Trump Administration, you must have been seething.
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