Governor Kathy Hochul joined Micron executives, local officials, and community leaders on Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Micron’s first semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay, Onondaga County. The project marks the largest private investment in New York State history.
The $100 billion-plus development will include four planned fabs and become the largest semiconductor facility in the United States. Officials say the project will create 9,000 jobs on-site and up to 50,000 permanent jobs in the region over the next 30 years, while also generating tens of thousands of construction jobs and billions in economic output and tax revenue.
“Micron breaking ground in Central New York marks the transition from promise to progress on one of the most significant economic development projects in our state’s history,” Hochul said. She highlighted the facility’s role in creating good-paying jobs, advancing semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S., and boosting the Upstate economy.
The project is expected to attract more than 84,000 people to New York, primarily to Central New York, prompting planned investments in infrastructure, housing, energy, and workforce development. These include a $500 million Green CHIPS Community Investment Fund and the flagship location of the state’s $200 million ON-RAMP workforce development program on Syracuse’s South Side.
Micron’s investment will also feature the nation’s largest clean room and is projected to produce one in four U.S.-made chips within 350 miles of Upstate New York by the end of the decade. Officials say the project will spur growth in construction, advanced manufacturing, research and development, and education while providing lasting economic benefits for local communities.
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