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Tim Cook Reaffirms $600 Billion U.S. Manufacturing Drive, Citing Benefits for 79 Factories

He highlights a Corning expansion in Kentucky as an early marker of the buildout.

Overview

  • Apple will deploy $600 billion over four years to expand domestic production, according to Cook’s CNBC interview.
  • Cook said the factory push could create a “domino effect” as other companies invest in the same communities.
  • Apple committed $2.5 billion to enlarge Corning’s Kentucky glass operations, which supply all iPhones and Apple Watches.
  • Partnerships with Taiwan Semiconductor, Texas Instruments and Applied Materials aim to increase U.S. semiconductor capacity.
  • Apple launched a Detroit Manufacturing Academy to train workers and share curricula with community colleges.