Why this project qualifies
With $100 million in facility-specific investment and 250 permanent operating jobs announced, this project clears both of AFT's qualifying thresholds ($100 million in facility-specific investment OR 100 permanent operating jobs). This project also meets AFT's primary-source verification and physical U.S. manufacturing-footprint requirements.
View full methodology →Why it matters
The computers & electronics context.
Computers & Electronics tracks qualifying U.S. facilities producing servers, computer hardware, networking and telecommunications equipment, optical communications hardware, printed circuit boards, storage hardware, peripherals, and contract-manufactured electronics. Semiconductor fabrication and packaging remain in AFT's dedicated Semiconductors category.
Project record
At a glance
- Company
- Corning
- Industry
- Computers & Electronics
- Location
- Gilbert, Arizona
- Investment
- $100.0M
- Permanent jobs announced
- 250
- Status
- Under Construction
- Announced
- Aug 30, 2022
- Opening timeline
- Original 2024 opening target has passed; current operating status is being verified.
- Added to tracker
- Apr 15, 2025
Sources
Official references
- Primary source https://www.corning.com/worldwide/en/about-us/news-events/news-releases/2022/08/corning-announces-new-optical-cable-manufacturing-facility-suppo.html
- Arizona Commerce Authority https://www.azcommerce.com/news-events/news/2022/8/corning-announces-new-cable-manufacturing-facility-in-gilbert/
- AZ Big Media https://azbigmedia.com/business/corning-brings-100m-manufacturing-facility-250-jobs-to-gilbert/
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